Kazhimbram

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Kazhimbram is a coastal village in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It had a population of 7,737 at the 1981 census. [1]

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Government and geography

Kazhimbram is the shoreline settlement associated with the village of Edamuttam, which lies inland. [2] Kazhimbram and Edamuttam share the Postal Index Number 680568. [3] Kazhimbram beach has no sea wall and has suffered from severe coastal erosion. [4] As of 2004 it was observed to be a nesting site for turtles, although people were known to dig up the eggs. [5]

Kazhimbram is located south of Valapad village and within Valapad Grama Panchayat. In the 2015 election Kazhimbram elected a member from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to the Grama Panchayat standing committee. [6] It is in the Block Panchayat of Thalikulam, to which in 2015 it elected an Indian National Congress member. [7] It is part of the Taluk of Chavakkad. [3]

Education

Kazhimbram is the location of VPM SNDP Higher Secondary School, and also Pallipram FLPS, a state primary school. [3]

Religion

The Vazhappully Sree Rajarajeshwari temple is located in the village. [8]

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References

  1. "1981 Indian Census". 1981.
  2. Hoeppe, Götz (2007). Conversations on the Beach: Fishermen's Knowledge, Metaphor and Environmental Change in South India. Berghahn Books. p. 26. ISBN   9781845450151.
  3. 1 2 3 Thrissur District Disaster Management Plan (PDF), Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Kerala, 2016, p. 73
  4. Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Civil Engineering Division. 59: 383. 1978.{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. Jayakumar C. & Dillepkumar N. (2004), Study of turtles, traditional practices and rights of fishermen in the Kerala coast and development of an education strategy for protecting the coastal biodiversity through a community based Turtle conservation programme (PDF), Thanal Conservation Action and Information Network, p. 25 via Centre for Development Studies
  6. "LSGI Election 2015: Thrissur - Valapad Grama Panchayat". Kerala Local Self Government Department. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  7. LSGI Election 2015: Thrissur - Thalikulam Block Panchayat . Retrieved 22 January 2020.{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  8. "These peachicks refuse to leave their 'adopted home'". 8 October 2018.