Nadammal Poyil

Last updated June 30, 2019

Nadammal Poyil is an interior village in Omassery Grama Panchayath in Kozhikode district. This village is midway between Omassery and Koduvally. The Nadammal Poyil town is situated on the shores of Puthoor Puzha (Puthoor River) which flows and joins to Chaliyar Puzha.

Omassery is a town in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India and it is a junction between Thiruvambady, Thamarassery, Mukkam, Koduvally, Kodencheri and Kattangal. Omassery is located 29 kilometers southeast of Kozhikode in the eastern part of Kerala; better known as Malabar. Omassery is a fast developing place and is well connected to the other parts of the state. Besides that, it is known as the gateway to the hill ranges of Western Ghats in Malabar.

A gram panchayat is the only grassroots-level of panchayati raj formalised local self-governance system in India at the village or small-town level, and has a sarpanch as its elected head.

Kozhikode District or Calicut district is a district of Kerala state, on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised.

Kerala is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km² (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-second largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population.It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.

Infrastructure

The village was deserted from social and infrastructure developments for decades until the late 1980s. Electricity was a dream for the villagers for years and once they had it by end 1980s it was like a bad dream in a dozy fade night. Later on addition of new transformers made things better.

Village roads were always empty as no motorist were willing to risk their investment on so called roads of Nadammal Poyil. It was only the loud calling bicycle ridden fish seller to use the roads. Some bold move of Panchayath representative gave the road finally the black colour and villagers were glee to listen the musical buzz of Kausar and Murali- The first bus services to Nadammal Poyil. It was a great achievement to the pedestrian villagers who struggled to reach their schools and work places. Now number of Mini buses are conducting services through the village. Old farmers remember their days on walk up to Koduvally town to catch buses to Calicut city and their bullock cart transportation of kopra and other harvests to Pandika Shala (wholesale markets of agri products) of Kozhikode town.

A bullock cart or ox cart is a two-wheeled or four-wheeled vehicle pulled by oxen. It is a means of transportation used since ancient times in many parts of the world. They are still used today where modern vehicles are too expensive or the infrastructure favor them.

Copra is the dried meat or kernel of the coconut, which is the fruit of the coconut palm. Coconut oil is extracted from copra, making it an important agricultural commodity for many coconut-producing countries. It also yields de-fatted coconut cake after oil extraction, which is mainly used as feed for livestock.

Social Life

Azad Public Library and Reading Room is an old and still existing social mingling point of Nadammal Poyil. There is a very old Mahallu Masjid and a newly built Sunni Masjid within the Nadammal Poyil Town. Jowhar Salafi Masjid is about half a kilometer away from the village center. Islamic Welfare Trust (IWT), affiliated to IWT Omassery is situated just opposite to the old Kedayathur Lower Primary school. Government Anganvadi (Free Nursery and play school for kids) is one of the oldest institutes in the village and Kamala teacher is inseparable part of the nursery. The nursery was started in a building donated by T.C. Moosakkutty Haji. Free lunch and community support were given from this Anganvadi.

Agriculture

The major part of the village is paddy fields and farm lands. Main plantations include rice, coconut, areca nut, banana, pepper, mango and vegetables. Once the rice harvest is done the paddy fields are given to school going youths and home makers to cultivate fast growing vegetables like lady finger, (okra), tapioca, bitter melon, and peas. This is to impart the culture of farming to the new generation. A part of the fields will become play grounds for young men. Most of the time agri-products are taken to far away Kozhikode city for selling. Men with a white turban and a white lungi carrying agri tools are still a common scene here in this village. People used to make coconut oil at their home for own use. Dairy farming is one of the important among the agribusiness here. Even though not on a large scale, most of the farmers own few number of cows and they make a small living out of this. There is no Krishi Bhavan or a fertilizer depot in the village. Large sections of people lead their life as farm workers by ploughing, harvesting and working in the fields.

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima. As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production, after sugarcane and maize.

The coconut tree is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only known living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. The term is derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word coco, meaning "head" or "skull" after the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features.

The areca nut is the fruit of the areca palm, which grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Southeast and South Asia, and parts of east Africa. It is commonly referred to as betel nut so it is easily confused with betel leaves that are often used to wrap it (paan). The term areca originated from the Kannada word adike (ಅಡಿಕೆ) and dates from the 16th century, when Dutch and Portuguese sailors took the nut from Kerala to Europe. Consumption has many harmful effects on health and is carcinogenic to humans. Various compounds present in the nut, including arecoline, contribute to histologic changes in the oral mucosa. It is known to be a major risk factor for cancers of the mouth and esophagus. As with chewing tobacco, its use is discouraged by preventive efforts. Consumption by hundreds of millions of people worldwide – mainly with southern and eastern Asian origins – has been described as a "neglected global public health emergency".

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