Vazhikkadavu

Vazhikkadavu
വഴിക്കടവ്
village

Vazhikkadavu Village
Coordinates: 11°23′19″N 76°20′47″E / 11.388663°N 76.346505°E / 11.388663; 76.346505Coordinates: 11°23′19″N 76°20′47″E / 11.388663°N 76.346505°E / 11.388663; 76.346505
Country  India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 679333
Telephone code 04931
Vazhikkadavu Town

Vazhikkadavu is a small town in Nilambur taluk of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is located on the CNG (Calicut-Nilambur-Gudalur) road 20 km north-east of Nilambur town. Just after Vazhikkadavu town the ghat road (known as Nadukani Churam) starts through forests leading to Nadukani (20 km away) in Nilgiris district. The Kerala-Tamil Nadu border is at about 10 km from Vazhikkadavu. The town has hotels, restaurants and shops open 24x7.

Transportation

Vazhikkadavu is well connected to major cities/towns in Kerala by road. There are many buses to Manjeri, Perinthalmanna, Kozhikode, Palakkad, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, etc. Moreover, inter-state buses to Gudalur, Ooty, Mysore, Mandya, Hasan, Bangalore and Sulthan Bathery pass through Vazhikkadavu.

Check posts of Sales tax, Forest, Excise and Motor Vehicle departments are also present here.

There is a huge demand for last many years for making Kozhikode - Nilambur - Ooty as National Highway.

The nearest railway station is Nilambur Road railway station.

The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport.

Karakkodan River

The river Karakkodan puzha flows through Vazhikkadavu town and joins Maruthappuzha at Munda. Through the south-eastern part of Vazhikkadavu panchayath Punnappuzha flows. There are tarred roads from Vazhikkadavu to Karakkode, Vellakkatta, Poovathippoyil, Marutha (through Mamankara) and Nellikkuth (from Manimooli).

Manimooly is a developing region of Vazhikadavu and is notable for its catholic settlement. Post office, state bank of India branch, co-operative bank, Christ king High School etc. are located in Manimooly.

Places of worship

The Karakkode Durga Devi Temple and Sri Ramananda Ashramam is one of the most famous Hindu pilgrim centre in Nilambur Area. The temple is very old. It is under the management of Ramananda Ashramam. H.H. Swami Sreedharananda is the founder of ashrama.

Anamari is a part of Vazhikkadavu. Anamari is also knowns as Sebastian point. Sebastian was the name of an honest forest officer who was killed by someone in the forest.

Naxalite threat

In November, 2016, three naxalites were killed near Karulai in an encounter with Kerala police. Naxalite leader Kappu Devaraj from Andhra Pradesh is included in the list of killed in the incident.[1] Villages like Mundakkadavu, Kalkullam and Uchakkulam near Karulai are threatened by Naxalite attacks. Naxalites visit the locality regularly and ask for food and shelter from the tribals. The police are also combing the area regularly but have not arrested any naxalites. On 27 September 2016, there was firing between the Maoists and the Kerala police in this area and no one was injured in this incident.[2]

Suburbs of Vazhikkadavu

Culture

Vazhikkadavu village is a predominantly Muslim populated area. Hindus exist in comparatively smaller numbers. So the culture of the locality is based upon Muslim traditions. Duff Muttu, Kolkali and Aravanamuttu are common folk arts of this locality. There are many libraries attached to mosques giving a rich source of Islamic studies. Most of the books are written in Arabi-Malayalam which is a version of the Malayalam language written in Arabic script. People gather in mosques for the evening prayer and continue to sit there after the prayers discussing social and cultural issues. Business and family issues are also sorted out during these evening meetings. The Hindu minority of this area keeps their rich traditions by celebrating various festivals in their temples. Hindu rituals are done here with a regular devotion like other parts of Kerala.[3]

Transportation

Vazhikkadavu village connects to other parts of India through Nilambur town. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. National highway No.66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Feroke.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/nilambur-maoist-malayalam-news-1.1529750
  2. ↑ http://www.mathrubhumi.com/print-edition/kerala/nilampoor-malayalam-news-1.1394437
  3. ↑ http://www.malappuram.net/art-and-culture.htm
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