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Nature's Gift |
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With Nilgiris in the east and the Arabian sea in the west, Malappuram district presents a treat to the eye. Rich and evergreen forests, ravines, hills and dales, rivers and brooks, sandy surfs and palm fringed coasts, festive mood of the gayful Onapatt - the district preserves the cultural wealth of the good old days. It has in store, a hoary past with Zamorins rule, 'Mamankam' festival, Vellattiri's revenge and the resultant Chaver Pada (Suicide Squad), the British rule and indiscriminate oppression of the masses in connivance with exploiting landlords, the National and the Khilaphat movement, the Malabar rebellion and the such. |
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| Accessing Malappuram | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air:
The nearest airport is at Calicut, 36 kms away. Cochin Air port is 169 kms and Trivandrum
International
Airport is 395 kms to the south. Flight
Schedule Calicut Airport. Rail: The main railway station is at Calicut. There is another smaller station at Tirur, 44 kms south of Calicut. Railway Time Table (Railway Station Calicut) Road: Malappuram is linked by motorable roads to several towns in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Bus Schedule (K.S.R.T.C Bus station, Calicut) Local transport: For local transport there are buses, taxis and autorickshaws. |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Headquarters
of the district administration is at Malappuram with collectorate and main offices in the
Civil Station, established in the erstwhile headquarters of the Territorial Army. The
district has two Revenue Divisions with headquarters at Perintalmanna and Tirur. There are
6 Taluks, namely
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| The taluks are divided into Revenue Firkas and 135 villages. Perintalmanna revenue division comprises of Ernad, Perintalmanna and Nilambur taluks and Tirur revenue division comprises of Tirur, Tirurangadi and Ponnani Taluks. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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