Moorkkanad

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Moorkkanad
Moorkanad
Village
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  Body Gram panchayat
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
679338
Vehicle registration KL-53

Moorkanad, or Moorkkanad, is a village in malappuram, Kerala, India [1] . Moorkkanad is presently gram panchayath in mankada constituency.Moorkanad panchayath is a larger village [kolathur,vengad,moorkkanad]]. Kunthi river flows through Moorkkanad.

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Notable sites

Notable sites in the village include:

Access and amenities

Moorkkanad is accessible from Karuvannur Valiyapalam and from Karuvannur puthan thode. It is 1.5 km from Valiyapalam and 2 km from Puthenthode. Many buses run from Trichur and Irinjalakuda via Moorkkanad which go to Katoor, Karalam, Edamuttam and Triprayar.

The village has a high literacy rate and there is a strong emphasis on education and healthcare, which contributes to the reputation of the area. Moorkkand has a primary health centre and two anganvadis (play schools/pre-schools), which are administered by the Government of Kerala. The village also has an art and sports club named Kerala Athletic Club and a village library named Grammeena Vayanasala, both more than 50 years old.

Moorkkanad has a branch post office, which comes under the Karuvanoor main post office. Its postal code is 680711. There is a BSNL rural telephone exchange.

Water

Moorkkanad Illikkal Sluice is on the Karuvannur River. The shutters of this sluice help to hold back water, which is used for the irrigation of paddyfields in the Kole wetlands in the adjoining areas during the period from December to May. Hidayathul Islam Madrasa is near to the Illikkal Dam, as is a water pumping station.

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References

  1. 1 2 moorkkanadanz (2015). Pilgrimage to Temple Heritage 2015. p. 322. ISBN   978-8192947013.
  2. The Catholic Directory of India. 2005.