Cherupuzha (Kannur)

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Cherupuzha
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Cherupuzha
Location in Kerala, India
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Cherupuzha
Cherupuzha (India)
Coordinates: 12°16′22″N75°22′02″E / 12.2728°N 75.3672°E / 12.2728; 75.3672 Coordinates: 12°16′22″N75°22′02″E / 12.2728°N 75.3672°E / 12.2728; 75.3672
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Taluk Payyanur
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Grama Panchayat
Area
[1]
  Total75.64 km2 (29.20 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total30,733
  Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670511
Telephone code04985
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL 86
Niyamasabha constituency Payyanur
Lok Sabha constituency Kasaragod
Nearest Railway station Payyanur
Website www.lsgkerala.in/cherupuzhapanchayat

Cherupuzha is a town in Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Cherupuzha Panchayat which is a special grade panchayat in Kerala. [3]

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Location

It is located about 31 km east of taluk HQ Payyanur, 66 km north east of district HQ Kannur, 524 km from Capital city Thiruvananthapuram, 332 km away from Eranakulam, 150 km from Kozhikode, 121 km away from Mangalore and 326 km from Bangalore.

History

Cherupuzha and its surrounding areas was ruled by many royal dynasties in the past, including the Mooshika dynasty of Ezhimala, Chirakkal dynasty of Kolathunadu, Tipu Sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore, before it became a part of the British Raj. The original inhabitants of the area were primarily Hindus. Later on this region gained a sizable Christian and Muslim population. Now the place has Christians as majority. The economy was agrarian with strong feudal system - Janmi-Kudiyan system - permeating everyday life in past and in the present mainly small and medium farmers.

Geography

Cherupuzha is a hilly town (part of Western Ghats) on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.

Tourism

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Rajagiri Hills
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Kottathalachi Mount Near Cherupuzha

Surrounded by green terrains and mesmerizing hills, Tejaswini river in Cherupuzha offers adventurous tourist activity like white water rafting in Western ghats. Kollada near Cherupuzha is the starting point to kick off the rafting trip on the river. The rafting experience at Cherupuzha is an ideal stepping stone for those who aspires challenging high altitude rapids. Inflatable rafts are used here which is less expensive and easily maintained. [4] [5] White Water Rafting at Tejaswini river is one of the 17 best places for rafting in India. [6]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Cherupuzha Grama Panchayat had a population of 30,733 where 15,004 are males and 15,729 are females. There were 7,052 families residing in the panchayat limits. The sex ratio of Cherupuzha was 1,048 lower than state average of 1,084. In Cherupuzha, 9.7% of the population was under 6 years of age.

Average literacy rate of Cherupuzha was 95% higher than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 96.3% and Female literacy at 93.7%. [7]

Administration

Cherupuzha Grama Panchayat is a part of Payyanur Block Panchayat. Cherupuzha Panchayat is politically a part of Payyanur Assembly constituency in Kasaragod Loksabha constituency. [8] [9]

Connectivity

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Cherupuzha Bus Station

Satellite towns that are nearby and places at a longer distance which has direct bus route from Cherupuzha includes Pulingome, Palavayal, Kozhichal, Thirumeni, Padiyotchal, Peringome, Chittarikkal, Vellarikundu, Panathur, Alakkode, Chemperi, Payyavoor, Iritty, Payyanur, Kanhangad, Taliparamba, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Bangalore, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Thodupuzha, Pala, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta etc. These population centres are well connected to Cherupuzha by road.

Water bodies

Tejaswini River, also called "kariankode puzha" in Malayalam, which is comparatively small among 44 rivers of Kerala, flows beside this town. It originates from Brahmagiri hills of Coorg forest in Karnataka, enters Kerala near Pulingome, flows through the districts of Kannur and Kasaragod and meets the Arabian Ocean, near Nileshwaram as a part of Valiyaparamba Backwaters. Tejaswini, which is 64 km long, do have a rafting stretch of 20 km with plenty of rapids extending up to class-3.

Places of worship

Transport

Air

The nearest airport (70 km) is at Mattanur and Mangalore, Calicut are not far away. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

Rail

The nearest railway station is 34 km away Payyanur on Shoranur-Mangalore Section. Direct trains are available to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Mangalore, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and other parts of the country.

Roads

Kerala Hill Highway (SH 59) passes through Cherupuzha town connects it with Iritty and other towns in eastern areas of Kannur and Kasaragod districts. Mysore and Bangalore can be accessed on the eastern side of Iritty. [10]

The National Highway(NH 66) passes through Perumba junction through proposed Ezhimala - Bagamandalam Highway. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side.

Two main roads are Cherupuzha-Payyanur and Cherupuzha - Alakode. All the other roads in this area were built by the people themselves. The roads, Cherupuzha-Pulingome – Kottathalachi, Edavaramba – Koombankunnu, Kariyakkara – Koombankunnu, Cherupuzha-Pulingome-Rajagiri, Rajagiri-Josegiri, Vazhakkundam – Churappadavu, Chunda – Vilakkuvettam and Umayanchal – Kottathalachi are examples of the collective effort of people of Cherupuzha and Pulingome.

Another important road in the area is Cherupuzha-Thirumeni- Muthuvom road which is of a length of 9 kilometers. From Thirumeni, one can reach to its outskirts like Chathamangalam, Thabore, Muthuvom and Korali. Both private and public transport buses are available from Cherupuzha to Kannur, Kozhikode, Cochin and Bangalore.

Proposed Ezhimala-Bengaluru road

A new bridge, for the proposed Ezhimala-Payyanur-Cherupuzha-Pulingome-Talakkaveri-Bhagamandala-Bengaluru road, has already been constructed over Pulingome river near Cherupuzha, connecting Kerala and Karnataka. Talks are on between Karnataka, Kerala and central Governments on this project. However, Karnataka was not willing to construct the road along the reserve forest and the project got stuck. If this road became a reality, the distance to Bangalore and Mysore would be reduced by more than 60 kilometers also 120 kilometers between Kannur and Bangalore. The road is strategically important for the northern part of the state because it connects two major institutions, the Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) training centre in Peringome with Karnataka. [11]

Cherupuzha-Chittarikkal

This road stretching across Kerala, connecting Kannur and Kasaragod districts.

The development for bypass route from Cherupuzha traverses through Prapoyil, Thirumeni, Chathamangalam, Parappa, Karthikapuram Road is still underway, but very significant because it connects Cherupuzha to places like Karthikapuram, Parappa, Neduvode and Rayarome at the shortest distance. This is the only road that goes through the common meeting place of Cherupuzha, Alakode and Udayagiri panchayaths. Efforts are on to renovate the road completely and make it the bypass of Alakode-Therthaly-Cherupuzha Road. The advantage is in case of any complication on the major road, the bypass can be used.

Hanging Bridge

The major attraction in Cherupuzha is a hanging bridge in Tejaswini river (also known as karyamkode puzha) which connects both Kasaragod and Kannur districts.

Hospitals

Education

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Navajyothi College, Kannikkalam

See also

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