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Pookkottur
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°5′50″N76°3′50″E / 11.09722°N 76.06389°E / 11.09722; 76.06389 Coordinates: 11°5′50″N76°3′50″E / 11.09722°N 76.06389°E / 11.09722; 76.06389
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration KL-
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Malappuram
Lok Sabha constituencyMalappuram
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Pookkottoor is a village in Eranad taluk, and a suburb of Malappuram, Kerala, India. It is on National Highway 966, and there is a state road from the town to Manjeri.

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It was the centre of the Malabar Rebellion of 1921 that shook the British administration in the erstwhile Malabar district of Madras Province.

Malabar Karshikotsavam & Krishi Mela (from 18th to 30 May 2013) was an initiative by Mr. P.A. Salam by collaborating Kerala Agricultural University, Youth Clubs & Pookkottur Grama Panchayath to transform Pookkottur as a model Sustainable Green Village of Kerala.

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