Kavvayi Islands

Kavvayi
Kavvayi
village
	Doodle of Kavvayi by Savad Muhammed
	Kavvayi Location in Kerala, India Kavvayi Kavvayi (India)
	Coordinates: 12°05′N75°11′E / 12.09°N 75.18°E Coordinates: 12°05′N75°11′E / 12.09°N 75.18°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Taluk	Payyanur
Government
• Body	Kavvayi - Payyanur Municipality
Population (2011)
• Total	2,464
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670307
Telephone code	+91 4985
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-86

Last updated February 21, 2023

Kavvayi is a group of small islands, near Payyanur in the Kannur district of Kerala. The island is surrounded by Kavvayi Backwaters.

History

Kavvayi has been mentioned by name by significant global travelers, including Marco Polo (1293 A.D), Ibn Battuta (1342 A.D) and Abdul Feda (1273 A.D).^[4]

The island of Kavvayi was originally named "Kavvil Pattanam". It was renamed as Kavvayi by Sir William Hogan, the then district collector of Hosdurg. Kavvayi was the headquarters for an area of 125 square miles (320 km²) which housed a large port and the magistrate court, including during British East India Company rule. It declined after the headquarters were moved to other parts of Malabar.

Geography

Kavvayi is surrounded by Kavvayi Backwaters, which is the third largest backwaters in Kerala and the largest one in north Kerala. Locally called as Kavvayi Kayal or the backwaters of Kavvayi. Kavvayi used to be an inland port and a major administrative center during the past centuries and during British East India Company rule.^[5]

A boat terminal is being set up at the Kavvayi-Kalikkadappuram to pave the way for Kavvayi tourism. The boat terminal at Kalikkadappuram is being constructed at a cost of `5.02 crore as part of the Malnad-North Malabar River Cruise Tourism project focusing on the major rivers in Kannur and Kasaragod districts. Work began in November 2019 but was halted in the wake of the Covid-19 expansion. Now the work is progressing rapidly.^[6]

Transportation

Kavvayi is about 4.5 km drive from Payyanur town towards the direction of Payyanur Railway Station. It is 2 km ride from Payyanur railway station and about 2 hours’ drive from the Kannur International Airport.

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References

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↑ Software solution by NIC Kerala. "SEC Kerala". www.sec.kerala.gov.in. State Election Commission,Kerala. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ Kerala Tourism. "Kavvayi Backwaters-Tangled Beauty". www.keralatourism.org. Invis Multimedia. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ wanderlust210877 (6 January 2022). "Must do - Kavvayistories". www.tripadvisor.com. TripAdvisor LLC. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ ബൈജു ഗോവിന്ദ് (1 March 2019). "'കവ്വായ്' ഒരു വടക്കൻ കായൽക്കഥ". www.manoramaonline.com (in Malayalam). Manoramaonline. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
↑ മനോരമ ലേഖകൻ (3 February 2021). "കവ്വായിയിൽ ബോട്ട് ടെർമിനൽ വരുന്നു". www.manoramaonline.com (in Malayalam). Manoramaonline. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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[1] Software solution by NIC Kerala. "SEC Kerala". www.sec.kerala.gov.in. State Election Commission,Kerala. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[2] Software solution by NIC Kerala. "SEC Kerala". www.sec.kerala.gov.in. State Election Commission,Kerala. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[3] Kerala Tourism. "Kavvayi Backwaters-Tangled Beauty". www.keralatourism.org. Invis Multimedia. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[4] wanderlust210877 (6 January 2022). "Must do - Kavvayistories". www.tripadvisor.com. TripAdvisor LLC. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[5] ബൈജു ഗോവിന്ദ് (1 March 2019). "'കവ്വായ്' ഒരു വടക്കൻ കായൽക്കഥ". www.manoramaonline.com (in Malayalam). Manoramaonline. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

[6] മനോരമ ലേഖകൻ (3 February 2021). "കവ്വായിയിൽ ബോട്ട് ടെർമിനൽ വരുന്നു". www.manoramaonline.com (in Malayalam). Manoramaonline. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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