Arikkulam

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Arikkulam
Arikkulam (India)
Coordinates: 11°29′51″N75°43′12″E / 11.4974200°N 75.719960°E / 11.4974200; 75.719960 Coordinates: 11°29′51″N75°43′12″E / 11.4974200°N 75.719960°E / 11.4974200; 75.719960
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Population
 (2001)
  Total17,143
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration KL-77
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Drishyam Arikkulam

Arikkulam is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. [1] It's a grampanchayat situated in kozhikode district. Veliyannur challi is situated in arikkulam. Oravinkal temple js a famous temple which is situated in arikkulam.

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Geography

Arikkulam is located at 11°26′N75°42′E / 11.43°N 75.70°E / 11.43; 75.70 . [2] It has an average elevation of 2 m (6.6 ft).

Demography

Arikkulam had a population of 17143 with 8305 males and 8838 females. [1]

The name derives from ari, which means foe and kulam in the vernacular means pool. hence, arikkulam is a pool of enemies. As the name indicates, this place might have been drenched with human blood either in an internecine or religious feud.

Arikkulath Nambi, a vassal of Zamorin of calicut is said to have held sway over this area. Its history is shrouded in mystery. though attempts have been made to write the history of Arikkulam, nothing fruitful emerged from them. In this connection, a seminar was held at the Arikkulam panchayat office a year ago[ when? ] in which noted academics like Pavithran master and Dinesan of Naderi participated. Will Arikkulam give us[ who? ] a savant who will unravel its past?

There is also a derived fable that the village of Arikkulam was initially called as "Harikulam", "Hari" meaning Lord Vishnu and "kulam" meaning pool together meaning "Lord Vishnu's pool". This may be the reason why the village has a temple devoted the formerly mentioned lord "Areekkunnath Vishnu Temple". Another local temple of this area is the "Oravingal Bhagavathi temple".

The village is also a wonderful location for ornithologists with the location of several Kavu around it.

Economy

Economy of Arikkulam revolves around farming, fishing, local businesses and remittance from Gulf.

Transportation

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The railway station at Koyilandy

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Koyilandy

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