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Koothali
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Koothali
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Koothali
Koothali (India)
Coordinates: 11°35′0″N75°46′0″E / 11.58333°N 75.76667°E / 11.58333; 75.76667
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Area
  Total14.13 km2 (5.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total16,969
  Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673532
Vehicle registration KL-77
Nearest city Kozhikode
Lok Sabha constituencyVatakara
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPerambra

Koothali is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India, [1] and the traditional seat of the Koothali Nair.

The name Koothali has been evolved from two terms Kooth+Ali in which "Kooth" means performing arts like "Kathakali", "Koodiyattam" etc. and "Ali" means the venue where such art forms are performed. In ancient times Koothali was a place where this kind of performing arts were taught and practiced by artists of "Koothali-Thambayi"- the then ruler of Koothali. Koothali has around six hundreds of years of long history and it goes back to the time of Tippu Sultan and beyond.

Transportation

Koothali village connects to other parts of India through Perambra town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyiandy. The national highway no.66 passes through Koyilandy and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Perambra Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore.

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References

  1. "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.

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