Vellavu

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Vellave
Vellave
Village
Coordinates: 12°4′N75°21′E / 12.067°N 75.350°E / 12.067; 75.350
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670 142
Telephone code+91 460
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-59, KL-13
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature33 °C (91 °F)
Avg. winter temperature23 °C (73 °F)

Vellavu is a place in the Pariyaram gram panchayat of the Kannur District, state of Kerala, India. [1]

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Location

Vellavu is situated on the bank of Vellavu river. (commonly known as Kuppam River). On the north it is bounded by Mavichery, on the south by Thalora, on the east by Nellipparamba, and on the west by Kuttiyeri. Ezhukunnu is a hill station on the bank of the Vellavu River. The Taliparamba Rajarajeswara temple and Thrichambaram Sreekrishna temple are very near to this place. The villagers are mainly engaged in agricultural works.

Important Landmarks

Paddy fields in Vellavu Paddy field near Vellavu ALP School.jpg
Paddy fields in Vellavu

This is one of the leading primary co-operative banks in Kannur having Four branches in and around Kuttyeri village.

One of the most ancient and biggest temples in north Kerala of Lord Dakshinamoorthy. The idol is called "Swayamboo".

Here the god is Muchilottu Bhagavathi. The main festival in this temple is 'Kaliyattam', which is celebrated in a period of 14 years. Last Kaliyattam was held in the year Feb 2002.

Here the god is Kaithakeel Amma. The main festival in this temple is 'Kaliyattam', which is celebrated once in a year.

It is the only veterinary hospital in pariyaram grama panchayath.

Facilities

Climate

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. Neighbouring village of Pariyaram on the North side of kuppam river is accessible through kuttiyeri bridge. Taliparamba has a good bus station and buses are easily available to all parts of Kannur district. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. But buses to these cities are available only from Kannur, 22 km to the south. The nearest railway stations are Kannapuram and Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.

Buses and taxis are available from Taliparamba town to reach Vellavu, and Balambika is an oldest and still continuing bus service to Vellavu.

See also

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References

  1. Election Details 2010, Local Self Government Department