Kottayam-Malabar

Not to be confused with Kottayam or Kottayam-Malabar.

Kottayam-Malabar
Census Town
Kottayam-Malabar Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kottayam-Malabar Kottayam-Malabar (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°49′37″N75°32′58″E / 11.8269°N 75.5495°E / 11.8269; 75.5495 Coordinates: 11°49′37″N75°32′58″E / 11.8269°N 75.5495°E / 11.8269; 75.5495
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Area
• Total	8.43 km2 (3.25 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,176
• Density	2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670643
Telephone code	0490
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-58
Nearest city	Thalassery
Sex ratio	1000:1176 ♂/♀
Lok Sabha constituency	Vatakara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kuthuparamba

Kottayam-Malabar is a census town near Kuthuparamba in Kannur district of Kerala state in India. It is different from the city of Kottayam in Kottayam district of the same state. ^[1]

History

Kingdom of Kottayam is a historic province of old Malabar district in India. It covered what is today Talassery Taluk of Kannur district. The headquarters of the kingdom was at Kottayam-Malabar town. The Raja of Kottayam presided over the province. Pazhassi Raja was a member of the western branch of the Kottayam royal clan. When Hyder Ali of the Kingdom of Mysore occupied Malabar in 1773, the Raja of Kottayam found political asylum in Kallara near Vikom in Kottayam district of Kerala. Pazhassi Raja, the fourth prince in line for succession to the throne during this period, became one of the de facto heads of state, surpassing several older royal contenders. ^{[2] [3]}

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kottayam-Malabar census town had population of 19,176 which constitutes 8,813 males and 10,363 females. Kottayam-Malabar census town spreads over an area of 8.43 square kilometres (3.25 sq mi) with 3,815 families residing in it. The sex ratio was 1176 higher than state average of 1084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 2,302 (12%) where 1,141 are males and 1,161 are females. Kottayam-Malabar had an overall literacy of 96.2% higher than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 97.7% and female literacy was 95%. ^[4]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Thalassery town. Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mangalore and Kozhikode. Both of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

See also

• Kingdom of Kottayam

References

1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
2. William Logan (2000). Malabar Manual. Asian Educational Services. pp. 1–. ISBN   978-81-206-0446-9.
3. Menon, A. Sreedhara (2006). A Survey of Kerala History. S. Viswanathan. p. 172. ISBN   978-81-87156-01-7.
4. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 204,205. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

External links

• The Royal 'Rebel'
• Pazhassi Raja: The Royal Rebel by Shreekumar Varma (Macmillan, 1997)
• Peasant Protests in Kerala
• Eye witness account from Lachlan Macquarie who participated in one of the battle against Pazhassi Raja