Karimpuzha

Last updated April 13, 2019

Karimpuzha may refer to:

Karimpuzha, Palakkad, a village in Palakkad district, Kerala, India
Karimpuzha (Malappuram), a river in Kerala
Karimpuzha Sree Ramaswamy Temple, a Hindu temple located in Ottapalam taluk, Palakkad district.

Karimpuzha is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is a local government organisation that serves the villages of Karimpuzha-I and Karimpuzha-II.

Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Also, it is the largest district in Kerala from 2006. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District, on the northeast by The Nilgiris District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The district is 24.4% urbanized according to the census of 2011. The district is nicknamed "the granary of Kerala" and "Rice bowl of Kerala".

Kerala, locally known as Keralam, is a state on the southwestern, Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km² (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-second largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea and Arabian Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.

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