Pulpally

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Pulpally
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Pulpally
Location in Kerala, India
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Pulpally
Pulpally (India)
Coordinates: 11°47′35″N76°09′54″E / 11.793°N 76.165°E / 11.793; 76.165
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Wayanad
Government
 • TypeGrama Panchayat
Area
 • Total76.72 km2 (29.62 sq mi)
Elevation
742.5 m (2,436.0 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total28,322
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673579
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-73

Pulpally is a mid-sized town in Wayanad District of Kerala, India.Pulpally also known as 'The land of black gold'. Pulpally is also renowned for its pure wild Wayanad honey. The famous Seetha devi temple in Kerala is situated on Pulpally. Geographically a small town in Sultan Bathery Taluk and a "Grama Panchayath" under the local self governance system. It is about 24 km from Sultan Bathery, and is almost surrounded by forest. The main source of income is agriculture.

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History

About 7 km from Pulpally is the place of death of Pazhassi Raja who led the famous Pazhassi Revolt against the East India Company during the 18th century and was killed on 30 November 1805. The death place of pazhassi Raja is called Mavilanthodu near vandikadavu.This land had relation with the Indian epic Ramayana,that goddess Seetha Devi and her 2 sons were lived here.

Economy

Agriculture is the main economic activity of people. Major crops are pepper, rubber, coconut, ginger, rice, vanilla. arecanut, and coffee. Even most of the people are dependent on pepper agriculture. Pulpally also known as 'The land of black gold'.Once upon a time this land was too rich because of black pepper and ginger cultivation, Pulpally was the place where in India that most Mahindra Jeep owners lived.Pulpally is also famous for its pure wild wayanad honey.

Places of interest

One of the main attractions of Pulpally is the Kabani River. Kabani is one of the three rivers flowing to the east in Kerala. Others are Pambar and Bhavani. The important places are

Major colleges

Schools

Shopping

It's the local commercial hub for the domiciliates of the surrounding areas of Pulpally. All kinds of essentials such as Grocery, Textiles, Home Appliances, Electronics, Computers, Electricals, Building Materials, Stationary, Agriculture products, Heavy metals, Automobiles are available here.

Places of worships

Festivals

The Machur village across the Kabani river has good tourist potential as it is in the very middle of forest area. [1] A large number of devotees come to visit the Gundara Dargah at Machur. The Veda Gowda tribe of Bavali area celebrate the Moori Abba or Ori Abba festival on the new moon day after Deepavali. Centuries ago, this tribe fled from Chitradurga district because of the persecution of Tippu Sultan. The purpose of this celebration is the prosperity of their crops. The festisval begins with nadi Pooja and a bullock race is also conducted. The bullocks are paraded before the Sree Basaveshwara Temple at Dodda Bairankuppa which is only 10 km away from the Kerala town of Pulpally. [2]

Transportation

Pulpally can be accessed from Mananthavady or Sultan Battery. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.

The nearest railway station is at Nanjangudu (Near Mysore) and Kozhikode. The nearest airports are Mysore airport 107 km (not for passenger flite)Kozhikode International Airport-120 km, Bengaluru International Airport-290 km, and Kannur International Airport, 58 km. nangangud nilambur railway project and wayanad airport awaited..

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References

  1. ↑ "KALLI VALLI : The killer of the wayanad : A walk back, Man and Machine trip -day 2 Mananthavady-Mandya". kallivalli.blogspot.in. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Tribesmen celebrate Moori Abba".
  3. ↑ "State Awards | Kerala Lalithakala Akademi". www.lalithkala.org.
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