Taliparamba West

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Taliparamba West
suburb
Kuppm-bridge.jpg
The historic Kuppam Bridge
Taliparamba West
Coordinates: 12°02′59″N75°20′51″E / 12.049687°N 75.347414°E / 12.049687; 75.347414
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-59
Nearest city Taliparamba
Lok Sabha constituency Kasargode

Taliparamba West is a group of suburbs and villages on the north and west of Taliparamba town, Kerala state, India. [1]

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The locality is divided into two parts, south and north; South Kuppam is a part of Taliparamba municipality while North Kuppam, near Mukkunnu, is a part of Pariyaram village Panchayath.

During the 1960s and 1970s this village was a commercial center of spices. The National Highway-17 passes through Kuppam.

A Gothic style St. Mary's Forane Church is located at Taliparamba within 22 kilometers off Kannur district. The artistic church, along with the 25-feet long Mother Mary painting, is one of the tourist attractions in the area. [2]

Suburbs and villages

Kuppam river from the Mangalasssery Hills Kuppam river.JPG
Kuppam river from the Mangalasssery Hills

Kuppam River

Kuppam got its name from the Kuppam River, one of the 44 Rivers of Kerala, which originates from the hilly area of western Karnataka and flows into the Arabian Sea.

Once, waterways in the Kuppam River were the only mode of travel into the hilly areas of Kannur district. But since the construction of Kuppam Bridge, passenger boats have almost disappeared. The Kuppam Bridge was built in 1958 with British construction methods, which consists of five huge arches each side. The bridge is attractive for its construction style. A new bridge at Kuttiyeri Kadavu, connecting Kuttiyeri and Pariyaram opened in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ The Indian Express. The Indian Express.
  2. ↑ "St. Mary's Forane Church | Taliparamba". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

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