Nattika

Nattika
നാട്ടിക
Attakuzhi Bandhar Kadapuram
Village
Nattika
Location in Kerala, India
Nattika
Nattika (India)
Coordinates: 10°25′13″N 76°06′16″E / 10.4202291°N 76.1045802°E / 10.4202291; 76.1045802Coordinates: 10°25′13″N 76°06′16″E / 10.4202291°N 76.1045802°E / 10.4202291; 76.1045802
Country  India
State Kerala
District Thrissur
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration Thrissur: KL-08, Irinjalakuda: KL-45, Guruvayur: KL-46, Kodungalloor: KL-47
Nearest city Triprayar
Lok Sabha constituency Thrissur

Nattika is a small village in Thrissur district of Kerala state, South India. It is centrally located about 25 km from Thrissur, Kodungallur, Irinjalakuda, Chavakkad, Kunnamkulam and Guruvayur. Nattika is beside the Arabian Sea. There is a beach in this village called Nattika Beach. Nattika Beach was previously known as Attakuzhi Bandhar Kadapuram. Nattika is on the west coast of Thrissur. Conolly Canal is the eastern border of Nattika. There is a private bus stand in Thriprayar. Nattika is 60 km away from Cochin International Airport and 25 km away from Thrissur Railway Station. Modern transportation and better communication facilities are available in the village. This is an assembly constituency.

Places of worship

The Sree Rama temple of Triprayar is in Nattika Panchayat. This temple has the biggest Sree Rama shrine in South India. This is considered to be a holy place for Hindus. Nattika, Sree Arikiri Bhagavathy temple is the famous Bhadra Kali temple in Nattika. There are many temples in Nattika including the Eyyani Annapoorneswari Temple, Sree Durga Devi Kshethram, Nattika (Vaily), Netrakovil Siva Temple, Vazhakulam Temple, Arikiri Temple, Arayamparambil Temple, Panakkal Pandikasalakkal Durga Bhagavati Temple, Nagadevata Temple, Eran Samajam Temple, Erachan Sree Bhadrakali temple, Thottupura Temple, etc. There exists a famous mosque at Nattika Beach which was believed to be built at least three hundred years ago and was renovated around 198ch YaseMn masjat Nattika beach is another mosque in this area.

Educational Institutions

There exists a TSGA Indoor Stadium at Thriprayar which hosts many state and national level events.

Society

People from all religions & castes in co-exists in Nattika like Hindus, Muslims and Christians. There are a lot of people belonging to the Araya Community as fishing is a major activity here. At Nattika Beach, every year a big fest, Oruma, is held by the Kerala Government for promoting tourism. This programme runs for a week and thousands of people come to see and participate in this festival. Many elephants are decorated and brought for this festival and there are different types of cultural programmes performed by famous artists in many fields.

Nattika beach is a 3 km long White sandy beach and fishing is carried on here and now, there are many Ayurveda resorts and lots of tourists come for sight seeing & recreation. East Tipu Sulthan road and west Tipu Sulthan road pass through the village. Another claim to fame is that the evergreen classic Malayalam Movie "Chemmeen" was shot here.

Politics

Nattika assembly constituency is part of Trichur (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

T. N. Prathapan, Krishnan Kaniyamparambil,K. V. Pithaambaran, Geetha Gopi, are the famous politicians from Nattika.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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