Malappuram :

Area- 3550 sq.km.
District Population- 30,96,330
Temperature- Mean Max. 32 to 37 deg.C
Mean Min. 22 deg.C
Climate- Humid on the coast,
tropical with Oppressive hot season in the interior
Altitude- Lowland: sea level
Highland: 477m to 2340 m. above sea level
Rainfall- 290 cm.
Tourist Season - September to March

Conveyance to
Air : Calicut airport is at Karippur, 36 kms. away from district headquarters.
Rail : Major railway stations are Thirur, Kuttippuram. Local passenger service on Shornore- Nilambur line.
Road : Manjeri is the main city in the district, Malappuram has a KSRTC station which operates bus services to all parts of the state. Bus service to Ootty from Nilambur via Gudalore. Bangalore service from Malappuram.

About Malappuram

Malappuram literally means a terraced place atop hill. Lush coconut plantations-hallmark of the district-are bordered by Arabian Sea on the west and NiIgiri Hills on the east. The district has the highest birthrate in Kerala ( 28.74 per cent). Money orders from the Gulf countries are the backbone of the district's economy. Malappuram villages have most of the ancient Hindu, Muslim families in the state. Several places in the district are akin to legendary figures in Malayalam literature. It also has a unique position in the history; its people were the first to raise the flag of rebellion against the British Colonial Authority with the Mappilla revolt of 1921 being the bloodiest.
It is situated on the Calicut - Madras road, 12 km. south - west of Manjeri and 52 km. south - west of Calicut. Malappuram is the head quarters of the district. In earlier times, Malappuram was the head quarters of European and British troops and later it became the head quarters of the Malabar Special Police (M.S.P).

This place has still the ruins of an ancient fort built by Tippu Sultan. Malappuram was also the scene of the Malabar rebellion of 1921 which was suppressed by the Malabar Special Police (M.S.P) Prior to 1947, the area covered by the present district formed part of Kozhikode, Ernad, Valluvanad and Ponnani taluks of the erstwhile Madras Presidency. However, large scale changes in the territorial jurisdiction of this tract took place in 1957 and 1969. On 1st January 1957, Tirur taluk was newly formed taking portions of Ernad and Ponnani taluks. Another portion of Ponnani taluk was transferred to the newly formed Chavakkad taluk, while the residuary portion was known as Ponnani taluk.

Perinthalmanna was a new taluk formed out of the erstwhile Valluvanad taluk. Of these, Ernad and Tirur continued under Kozhikode district and Perinthalmanna as well asPonnani under the Palakkad district. The new district of Malappuram was formed with four taluks, Ernad, Perinthalmanna, Tirur and Ponnani, four statutory towns, fourteen developmental blocks and ninetyfive panchayats. Two more taluks namely Tirurangadi and Nilambur were formed later by bifurcating Tirur and Ernad taluk.

At present Malappuram District consists of 2 Revenue Divisions, 6 Taluks, 135 Villages, 14 blocks, 5 Muncipalities and 100 panchayats.

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