Kudallur

Kudallur
village
Kudallur
Location in Kerala, India
Kudallur
Kudallur (India)
Coordinates: 10°50′0″N 76°5′0″E / 10.83333°N 76.08333°E / 10.83333; 76.08333Coordinates: 10°50′0″N 76°5′0″E / 10.83333°N 76.08333°E / 10.83333; 76.08333
Country  India
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration KL-52

Kudallur is in the Palakkad district of Kerala. It is in Pattambi taluk, bordering Malappuram district, also on the banks of Bharathapuzha.

Administration

This village was originally in Ponnani Taluk of Palakkad, before the formation of Malappuram district. The famous Malayalam writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair was born there.

Geography

It is at Kudallur, exactly at Koottakadavu the two rivers Nila and Thootha meet. Therefore, it is said that the place got the name from the confluence of these rivers, with 'koodal' meaning joining and 'oor' meaning place in Malayalam, thus a meeting place of the rivers. Kudallur Hills, mentioned in Nair's stories, are another point of attraction. The village is in Anakkara Panchayath, Thrithala block i.e. in Pattambi Taluk.'Vadakkumuri' is an important residential area of Koodallur.

Kudallur

The other Kudallur is located in Chittur-Thathamangalam taluk in Palakkad district itself, on the northern banks of Gayathripuzha River, a tributary of Bharathapuzha. Nemmara is the nearest town from Kudallur. The late historian Prof.K V Krishna Iyer hails from this Kudallur..

References

  • "Directory of writers", Chintha, 2006, retrieved 17 February 2006 .
  • KeralaIyers (2006), "Gramams- a birds eye view", KeralaIyers, retrieved 17 February 2006 .

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