Thalappara

Thalappara Moonniyur Thalavettipara
Town
Shiva temple in Moonniyoor
Coordinates: 11°4′20″N 75°54′10″E / 11.07222°N 75.90278°E / 11.07222; 75.90278Coordinates: 11°4′20″N 75°54′10″E / 11.07222°N 75.90278°E / 11.07222; 75.90278
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	04942
Vehicle registration	KL-65
Nearest city	Chemmad
Lok Sabha constituency	Malappuram

Thalappara or Moonniyur is a place located in the Malappuram district of Kerala in India. It is on the NH 17.^[1] It is located in the highway that connects between Thrissur and Calicut.

The important places around Thalappara are Padikkal, Velimukku, Alinchuvadu, Muttichira, Kaliyatamucku, Parakkdavu, Kunnathu Parambu, Chuzhali, Kalathingalpara, Areeppara, Mullankuzhi and Chekuthan moola .

Moonniyur Grama Panchayath

Thalappara is administered by a local council called Moonniyur Grama Panchayath which includes villages like Muttichira, Velimukku, Palakkal and Panickottumpadi. Next to Mooniyur Panchayath lies Thenipalam Panchayath which comes after Panickottumpadi(Padikkal). The populationis 38,000.^[2]

Thalappara Junction

Culture

Thalappara village is a predominantly Muslim populated area. Hindus exist in comparatively smaller numbers. So the culture of the locality is based upon Muslim traditions. Duff Muttu, Kolkali and Aravanamuttu are common folk arts of this locality. There are many libraries attached to mosques giving a rich source of Islamic studies. Most of the books are written in Arabi-Malayalam which is a version of the Malayalam language written in Arabic script. People gather in mosques for the evening prayer and continue to sit there after the prayers discussing social and cultural issues. Business and family issues are also sorted out during these evening meetings. The Hindu minority of this area keeps their rich traditions by celebrating various festivals in their temples. Hindu rituals are done here with a regular devotion like other parts of Kerala.^[3]

Transportation

Thalappara village connects to other parts of India through Parappanangadi town. National highway No.66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Parappanangadi.

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