Mattanur
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Mattanur also spelt Mattannur, is a town and a municipality
in Kannur
district in Kerala
state of south India
. Mattanur is around 25 km east of Kannur town and Thalassery
.
Mattannur lies between Kannur
, Thalassery
and Iritty
. The inter-state buses ply between Bangalore
and Thalassery
, Kannur
passes through Mattanur. It is an important hub connecting Kodagu
and Kannur
. Though small, it has many attractions. The town has developed around the Mattanur Mahadeva temple.
15-Mattannur Assebly Constituency and its extent Mattanur Municicpality and Chittariparamba, Keezhallur,Koodali, Malur, Mangattidam, Kolayad, Padiyoor Kalliad and Thillenkeri Panchayats in Thalassery Taluk.
The proposed Kannur Airport is just about 5 km from Mattanur, which makes it the closest town to the Airport.
is to be located at Moorkhanparamba, near Mattanur.
Mattanur is a nature blessed beautiful place and Pazhassi Dam is a tourist attraction nearby with a well arranged garden and boating facilities. This dam also provides drinking water to Kannur
, Tellichery and Mahe municipalities.
Mattanur is famous for its "Kavu" where ancient folk rituals called Theyyam
are performed during the months of January to April.
Annual celebrations-Utsavam of Mattannur "Sree Mahadeva temple" starts from February 27 every year. The eight days festival end with the aaratu. "Chalayil mahavishnu kshetram" is a famous Vishnu temple situated in Mattanur is one of the rare temples for worshiping Narasimha avathara of lord Vishnu.
from the pre-independent era. During the British rule, he represented the area in Madras Legislative Council
.
Sri. K T Madhavan Nambiar, a renowned freedom fighter, was the president of Mattanur Panchayat for 16 years till his death in 1972. During his tenure as the president, a lot of development took place in the area which includes new roads, electrification etc. The Government Hospital in mattanur, which now caters to the health needs of thousands of poor people, was established during his tenure. He took initiative in setting up a Fruit Canning Unit in Kallur under Co-Operative Sector. After his death, the unit could not function for years and later was taken over by the Khadi Board and then by RAIDCO. This is one of the important industrial units in the area.
Some of the most important places in the locality are Illam Moola(Sasthapuram), Pariyaram
, Thillenkeri
, Muzhakkunnu
, Uruvachal and Kallur
. Puralimala is a historical place near Mattannur. Kottiyoor mahadeva khsetram is only one and half hours drive from Mattannur.
Pazhassi is one of the important place in Mattanur where Great King Pazhassiraja stayed and still some veera pazhassi generations are staying over there, His tharavad known as Pazhassi kooloth, which is located 5 kilometer from Mattanur.
The place Thillenkery is very beautiful and historical place near to mattanur.
Mannathu Padmanabhan
. The college now comes under Kannur University (earlier under the University of Calicut) and offers courses at graduate and post graduate levels. The alumni of the college include Sri. Patyam Srinivasan, a prized possession of Malayalam film industry. Film actor Sri. Jagadeesh was a lecturer in this college, before coming to the film world.
In and around, Mattanur has many government and private schools and private colleges. Mattanur Government Polytechnic collage is one of the famous technical institutions which offer technical training.Mattanur Universal College is one of the famous Parallel College in Kannur District.
Mattannur having more than three CBSE-approved English medium schools. One of them is Sree Sankara Vidyapeetam
, which was established by the Sree Mahadeva Temple trust.
Kallur New UP school is situated near Mattannur town. They are providing excellent learning atmosphere to their students.
Mattanur Government UP School is situated in Mattanur Town.
Mattannur is having a lot of artistic talent, social workers, and clubs. "Swathi kalakshethram" is one of the art academies situated in Mattannur and is co-ordinated by Babu Mattannur. Another is "Nadabhramam" under K E Sankaran Namboodiri.
More than three hospitals are in Mattanur.
Mattanur is an upcoming town in Kannur district on the background of airport, land price has shot up like anything with expectations of business opportunities to be brought in by the proposed Kannur Air Port.
Pariyaram is one of the important places in the Mattanur Municipality, Pariyaram UP School being one among the important educational institution in Mattanur.The Poonkottum Kavu ( the forest land) also situated nearby Pariyaram.
. Mattanur Panchavadya Sangham, which is a troupe that plays another classical percussion ensemble called Panchavadyam
, also hails from this place. The most prominent among them is Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar, the famous thayambaka
artiste as well as panchavadya vidwan. He was Melapramani for the famous Thrissur Pooram. Mattanur UP school is situated near Mattanur bus stand. This is one of the old educational institutions in Mattanur. Sevasram at Sasthapuram, the former Asram of Sreemad Swatmananda Saraswathi is emerging as the main center of social service of Mattannur city. It provides food for in patients on hartal days, pension for needed, job centers for mothers etc; Offers Geetha class, Sat-sangam and so on.
MINI Arts&sports Club is the famous football club in mattannur.The famous foootball club in kannur district.the famous footballer in club SAJEER .He is Playing Kerala team. Smt. Soumya Sadanandan, the former Indian Vanitha Volley Ball Captain is also from Mattanur.
, Mattannur had a population of 44,317. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Mattannur has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Mattannur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
district in Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state of south India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Mattanur is around 25 km east of Kannur town and Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
.
Mattannur lies between Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
, Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
and Iritty
Iritty
Iritty is a small town in the district of Kannur in the state of Kerala, India. It comes in Keezhur-Chavassery Panchayath. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions.-Location:...
. The inter-state buses ply between Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
and Thalassery
Thalassery
Thalassery , also known as Tellicherry, is a city on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, India. This is the second largest city of North Malabar in terms of population. The name Tellicherry is the anglicized form of Thalassery. Thalassery municipality has a population just less than 100,000. Established...
, Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
passes through Mattanur. It is an important hub connecting Kodagu
Kodagu
Kodagu , also known by its anglicised former name of Coorg, is an administrative district in Karnataka, India. It occupies an area of in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka. As of 2001, the population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district's urban centres, making it the least...
and Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
. Though small, it has many attractions. The town has developed around the Mattanur Mahadeva temple.
15-Mattannur Assebly Constituency and its extent Mattanur Municicpality and Chittariparamba, Keezhallur,Koodali, Malur, Mangattidam, Kolayad, Padiyoor Kalliad and Thillenkeri Panchayats in Thalassery Taluk.
The proposed Kannur Airport is just about 5 km from Mattanur, which makes it the closest town to the Airport.
Attractions
The proposed Kannur International AirportKannur International Airport
Kannur International Airport is an upcoming international airport located at Mattanur in Kannur District, Kerala, India. The airport is the fourth international airport in Kerala.As of 19 July 2011, has been acquired for the airport out of notified...
is to be located at Moorkhanparamba, near Mattanur.
Mattanur is a nature blessed beautiful place and Pazhassi Dam is a tourist attraction nearby with a well arranged garden and boating facilities. This dam also provides drinking water to Kannur
Kannur
Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
, Tellichery and Mahe municipalities.
Mattanur is famous for its "Kavu" where ancient folk rituals called Theyyam
Theyyam
Theyyam or Theyyattam or Thira is a popular Hindu ritual form of worship of North Malabar in Kerala state, India, predominant in the Kolathunadu area Theyyam or Theyyattam or Thira is a popular Hindu ritual form of worship of North Malabar in Kerala state, India, predominant in the Kolathunadu...
are performed during the months of January to April.
Annual celebrations-Utsavam of Mattannur "Sree Mahadeva temple" starts from February 27 every year. The eight days festival end with the aaratu. "Chalayil mahavishnu kshetram" is a famous Vishnu temple situated in Mattanur is one of the rare temples for worshiping Narasimha avathara of lord Vishnu.
History
One of the eminent personalities from Mattanur was Pulleri Illathu Madhusoodanan ThangalPulleri Illathu Madhusoodanan Thangal
Shri Pulleri Illathu Madhusudana Thangal, was a local landlord during British rule who controlled much of the land in Mattanur. He was a member of the Madras Legislative Council from the year 1929 to 1934, representing the Landlords of Malabar. During this time he was nominated as a member of...
from the pre-independent era. During the British rule, he represented the area in Madras Legislative Council
Madras Legislative Council
Tamil Nadu Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It began its existence as Madras Legislative Council, the first provincial legislature for Madras Presidency. It was initially created as an advisory body in 1861, by the British...
.
Sri. K T Madhavan Nambiar, a renowned freedom fighter, was the president of Mattanur Panchayat for 16 years till his death in 1972. During his tenure as the president, a lot of development took place in the area which includes new roads, electrification etc. The Government Hospital in mattanur, which now caters to the health needs of thousands of poor people, was established during his tenure. He took initiative in setting up a Fruit Canning Unit in Kallur under Co-Operative Sector. After his death, the unit could not function for years and later was taken over by the Khadi Board and then by RAIDCO. This is one of the important industrial units in the area.
Some of the most important places in the locality are Illam Moola(Sasthapuram), Pariyaram
Pariyaram
Pariyaram is a town in Kannur District, on National Highway 17 between Kannur and Payyannur in Kerala state of South India.The Pariyaram Medical College is located in Kadannappali village.This is the second largest medical college in Asia....
, Thillenkeri
Thillenkeri
-Demographics: India census, Thillenkeri had a population of 13661 with 6550 males and 7111 females....
, Muzhakkunnu
Muzhakkunnu
Muzhakkunnu is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Muzhakkunnu had a population of 21117 with 10298 males and 10819 females....
, Uruvachal and Kallur
Kallur
Kallur is a census town in Khammam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.-Geography:Kallur is located at . It has an average elevation of 104 metres .-Demographics:...
. Puralimala is a historical place near Mattannur. Kottiyoor mahadeva khsetram is only one and half hours drive from Mattannur.
Pazhassi is one of the important place in Mattanur where Great King Pazhassiraja stayed and still some veera pazhassi generations are staying over there, His tharavad known as Pazhassi kooloth, which is located 5 kilometer from Mattanur.
The place Thillenkery is very beautiful and historical place near to mattanur.
Education
One of the important institutes in Mattanur is Pazhassi Raja NSS College. The college was established in 1964, founded by social reformer and great educationalist Padma BhushanPadma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
Mannathu Padmanabhan
Mannathu Padmanabhan
Mannathu Padmanabhan was a social reformer and a freedom fighter from the State of Kerala, India. He is recognised as the founder of the organisation called the Nair Service Society. This organisation represents the Nair community which constitutes almost 14.5% of the population of the state...
. The college now comes under Kannur University (earlier under the University of Calicut) and offers courses at graduate and post graduate levels. The alumni of the college include Sri. Patyam Srinivasan, a prized possession of Malayalam film industry. Film actor Sri. Jagadeesh was a lecturer in this college, before coming to the film world.
In and around, Mattanur has many government and private schools and private colleges. Mattanur Government Polytechnic collage is one of the famous technical institutions which offer technical training.Mattanur Universal College is one of the famous Parallel College in Kannur District.
Mattannur having more than three CBSE-approved English medium schools. One of them is Sree Sankara Vidyapeetam
Sree sankara vidyapeetam
Sree Sankara Vidyapeetam or Sree Sankara Vidya Peetam is a senior secondary school located in Mattanur, Kerala, India. It is named after Shri Adi Shankara...
, which was established by the Sree Mahadeva Temple trust.
Kallur New UP school is situated near Mattannur town. They are providing excellent learning atmosphere to their students.
Mattanur Government UP School is situated in Mattanur Town.
Mattannur is having a lot of artistic talent, social workers, and clubs. "Swathi kalakshethram" is one of the art academies situated in Mattannur and is co-ordinated by Babu Mattannur. Another is "Nadabhramam" under K E Sankaran Namboodiri.
More than three hospitals are in Mattanur.
Mattanur is an upcoming town in Kannur district on the background of airport, land price has shot up like anything with expectations of business opportunities to be brought in by the proposed Kannur Air Port.
Pariyaram is one of the important places in the Mattanur Municipality, Pariyaram UP School being one among the important educational institution in Mattanur.The Poonkottum Kavu ( the forest land) also situated nearby Pariyaram.
Culture
Mattanur is famous for its players of the ethnic drum called chendaChenda
The Chenda is a cylindrical percussion instrument used widely in the state of Kerala, and Tulu Nadu of Karnataka State in India. In Tulu Nadu it is known as Chande....
. Mattanur Panchavadya Sangham, which is a troupe that plays another classical percussion ensemble called Panchavadyam
Panchavadyam
Panchavadyam, literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four -- timila, maddalam, ilathalam and idakka -- belong to the percussion category, while the fifth one, kombu, is a wind instrument.Much like any...
, also hails from this place. The most prominent among them is Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar, the famous thayambaka
Thayambaka
Thayambaka or tayambaka is a type of solo chenda performance that developed in the south Indian state of Kerala, in which the main player at the centre improvises rhythmically on the beats of half-a-dozen or a few more chenda and ilathalam players around.A thayambaka performance on the chenda has...
artiste as well as panchavadya vidwan. He was Melapramani for the famous Thrissur Pooram. Mattanur UP school is situated near Mattanur bus stand. This is one of the old educational institutions in Mattanur. Sevasram at Sasthapuram, the former Asram of Sreemad Swatmananda Saraswathi is emerging as the main center of social service of Mattannur city. It provides food for in patients on hartal days, pension for needed, job centers for mothers etc; Offers Geetha class, Sat-sangam and so on.
Sports
Mattannur is famous for its volleyball. Udaya Sports Club has contributed immensely to development of volleyball in the area and has produced players who represented Kerala state.Sri. C Narayanan Master, famous for his high spin serve and tactical smashes, could not make it to the state team - often selection of team is not always fair, but still respected by all in the locality as a great player. Sri. P K Jagannathan, Principal of SN College and International Volleyball Referee is a product of Udaya Club. PRNSS College Mattanur also used to be a power house in volleyball.Under the captaincy of Sri T P Abdul Razack- elder brother of Sri. Muhammed Saleem the director and co-producer of the National Award winning film 'ADAMINTE MAKAN ABU', PRNSS College Team became the strongest team in Calicut University. Sri. Abdul Razack led Calicut University to third place in All India University Volley Ball Championship.But, with the Police Maidan - the home ground of Mattannur Volley Ball made into Police Quarters, Volley ball in Mattanur met with premature death.MINI Arts&sports Club is the famous football club in mattannur.The famous foootball club in kannur district.the famous footballer in club SAJEER .He is Playing Kerala team. Smt. Soumya Sadanandan, the former Indian Vanitha Volley Ball Captain is also from Mattanur.
Politics
Mattanur municipality is being ruled by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) lead front from the time it was formed. Mrs Seena Ismayil is the current chair person of the Municipal Council.CPIM have strong presence in the entire municipality and the surrounding villages alsoDemographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Mattannur had a population of 44,317. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Mattannur has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Mattannur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.