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Malappuram district
District in Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Malappuram (Malayalam: [mɐlɐpːurɐm] ⓘ), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of 70 km (43 mi). The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 1969, spanning an area of about 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi). It is the third-largest district of Kerala by area. It is bounded by Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea on either side. The district is divided into seven Taluks: Eranad, Kondotty, Nilambur, Perinthalmanna, Ponnani, Tirur, and Tirurangadi.
Malappuram district | |
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Clockwise from top: Manjeri town, Biyyam backwater lake at Ponnani, Conolly's plot at Nilambur, Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge, Kadalundi River estuary at Vallikkunnu, Karuvarakundu | |
![]() Location in Kerala | |
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Coordinates: 11.03°N 76.05°E / 11.03; 76.05 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District formation | 16 June 1969; 55 years ago (1969-06-16) |
Founded by | Government of Kerala |
Headquarters | Malappuram |
Sub-divisions | |
Government | |
• Type | District administration |
• District Collector | V.R. Vinod, IAS[1] |
• District Police Chief | SASIDHARAN.S IPS[2] |
Area | |
• District | 3,554 km2 (1,372 sq mi) |
• Rank | 3rd |
Highest elevation (Mukurthi) | 2,594 m (8,510 ft) |
Population (2018) | |
• District | 4,494,998[3] |
• Rank | 1st |
• Density | 1,265/km2 (3,280/sq mi) |
• Urban | 44.18%[4] |
• Metro | 1,729,522[4] |
Demographics | |
• Sex ratio (2011) | 1098 ♀/1000♂[4] |
• Literacy (2011) | 93.57%[4] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Vehicle registration | KL-10 Malappuram, KL-53 Perinthalmanna, KL-54 Ponnani, KL-55 Tirur, KL-65 Tirurangadi, KL-71 Nilambur, KL-84 Kondotty |
HDI (2005) | ![]() |
Website | malappuram |
Malayalam is the most spoken language. The district has witnessed significant emigration, especially to the Arab states of the Persian Gulf during the Gulf Boom of the 1970s and early 1980s, and its economy depends significantly on remittances from a large Malayali expatriate community.[6] Malappuram was the first e-literate as well as the first cyber literate district of India.[7][8] The district has four major rivers, namely Bharathappuzha, Chaliyar, Kadalundippuzha, and Tirur Puzha, out of which the first three are also among the five longest rivers in Kerala.
Malappuram metropolitan area is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi, Calicut, and Thrissur urban areas and the 25th largest in India with a total population of 1.7 million.[9] 44.2% of the district's population reside in the urban areas according to the 2011 census of India. Being home to 4 universities in the state, including the University of Calicut, Malappuram is a hub of higher education in Kerala. The district comprises 2 revenue divisions, 7 taluks, 12 municipalities, 15 blocks, 94 Grama Panchayats, and 16 Kerala Legislative Assembly constituencies in it.[10][11][12][13]
During British Raj, Malappuram became the headquarters of European and British troops and later of the Malabar Special Police (M.S.P), formerly known as Malappuram Special Force formed in 1885, which is also the oldest armed police battalion in the state.[14][15] The oldest Teak plantation in the world at Conolly's plot is situated at Chaliyar valley in Nilambur. The oldest Railway line in the state was laid from Tirur to Chaliyam in 1861, passing through Tanur, Parappanangadi, and Vallikkunnu.[16] The second railway line in the state was also laid in the same year from Tirur to Kuttippuram via Tirunavaya.[16] The Nilambur–Shoranur line, also laid in the colonial era, is one among the shortest and picturesque Short Gauge Railway Lines in India.