Valiyaparamba Madakkal suspension bridge

Valiyaparamba (Malayalam: ''വലിയപറമ്പ'') is a coastal island in

Hosdurg Hosdurg is one of four taluks that constitute the Kasaragod District, Kerala. Others are Kasaragod, Manjeshwaram and Vellarikundu taluks. In the north, it borders Kasaragod taluk; in south, the Kannur District; in the east, Vellarikundu tal ...

taluk,

Kasaragod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and the administrative headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kera ...

district,

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

state, India.

Location

Valiyaparamba is one of the fastest growing tourism destination and longest island of Kerala. Island is separated from the mainland by Kavvayi Backwater. It is located southwest of

Cheruvathur Cheruvathur is a town and grama panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala. It is located from the district headquarters Kasaragod. Transportation Local roads have access to NH-66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur i ...

and about from Bekal, Kasaragod, north Kerala. The island is approximately in size, and had a population of 11,917 in 1991. The island's main source of income is from Tourii, agriculture and fishing. The island has 13 wards ruling by each ward member to leading the Valiyaparamba Panchayat.

Geography

Valiyaparamba is fed by four rivers and dotted with numerous little islands. Valiyaparamba, a hinterland separated from the mainland, is a noted fishing centre in the district. A

Bekal Fort Bekal is a small town in the Kasaragod district on the West coast of the state of Kerala, India. Location Bekal is a town located south of Kasaragod town and north of Kanhangad on the State Highway 57. Bekal Fort is the largest fort in ...

stands on a headland that runs into the sea. A National Waterway passes through the island.

Education

The island has seven primary schools and one higher secondary school.

Transportation

The island is separated from the mainland and accessible by crossing the Mavila Kadappuram bridge on the north end of the island or Valiyaparamba edayilekad Bridge on the south. *Nearest railway station: Trikarpurzhikode-

Mangalore Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...

route, about from Valiyaparamba. * National Highway (

NH 17 National Highway 17 (NH 17) is a National Highway in India running from Sevoke in West Bengal to Guwahati in Assam, with extension to Rangapara in Assam going on currently Route West Bengal It starts from its junction with NH-10 at Cor ...

) passes through Cheruvathur. *Nearest airports:Kannur international Airport in Keralaa State, about ;

Karnataka State Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

, about ;

Karipur International Airport Kozhikode International Airport , also known as Calicut International Airport (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It also serves ot ...

Kozhikode, about from Valiyaparamba.

References

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about Valiyaparamba
Villages in Kasaragod district Panchayats in Kasaragod district

Location

Geography

Education

Transportation

See also

References