Sreekandapuram
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Sreekandapuram is a town and panchayat in Kannur
district, in the India
n state
of Kerala
.
.
Today the panchayat comes under the jurisdiction of the Taliparamba
tehsil
. The panchayat office is situated in the town, on the bank of Sreekandapuram river, which flows into the Valapattanam River
. The current president of the Sreekandapuram Grama Panchayat is Sri K.V.Bijumon.
The nearest places to Sreekandapuram town are the city of Taliparamba
, the towns of Iritty
and Irikkur
, and the villages of Chempanthotty
, Chempery, and Chengalayi.
The longest suspended rope bridge in Kannur district is situated at Madampam village, crossing the Valapattanam River
, where a major irrigation project is underway. Work on a bridge across the river at Madampam is also in progress.
s, Hindu
s and Christian
s, with the Muslims forming a majority. The Malik Dinar mosque is situated at Pazhayangadi, 1 km from the town, and the Pazhayangadi Manna is 2 km out of town on the Payyavoor
Road.
A popular Hindu temple in the panchayat is the historic Ammakoottam Mahadevi temple. The temple was looted and destroyed by Tipu Sultan
, and nothing remained of it but earth and stones covered by bushes up until the 1970s. The land on which it stood was owned by the local Muslim community leader, and when people living around the temple claimed to have witnessed the Devi
's presence, it was handed over to local Hindu community leaders and a new temple was built.
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 the 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...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of 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....
.
Administration
Sreekandapuram was historically ruled by the Mushika KingdomMushika Kingdom
Mushika Kingdom was an ancient kingdom of the Tamil Sangam age in present day northern Kerala, India ruled by the Royal dynasty of the same name. They ruled the strip of land between Mangaluru in the north and Vadagara in the south...
.
Today the panchayat comes under the jurisdiction of the Taliparamba
Taliparamba
Taliparamba is a city and a municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala and spread over an area of 43.05 km2. It stretches from the coastal area of Ramanthali to Nuchiyard and Vayathur villages, touching the Karnataka border.Taliparamba is a big town of 67,000 people...
tehsil
Tehsil
A Tehsil or Tahsil/Tahasil , also known as Taluk and Mandal, is an administrative division of some country/countries of South Asia....
. The panchayat office is situated in the town, on the bank of Sreekandapuram river, which flows into the Valapattanam River
Valapattanam River
Valapattanam River is the largest river in the Kannur district, located in the South Indian state of Kerala. Valapattam town is located on its bank...
. The current president of the Sreekandapuram Grama Panchayat is Sri K.V.Bijumon.
Geography
Sreekandapuram is located at 12°2′N 75°30′EThe nearest places to Sreekandapuram town are the city of Taliparamba
Taliparamba
Taliparamba is a city and a municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala and spread over an area of 43.05 km2. It stretches from the coastal area of Ramanthali to Nuchiyard and Vayathur villages, touching the Karnataka border.Taliparamba is a big town of 67,000 people...
, the towns of 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:...
and Irikkur
Irikkur
Irikkur is a town in Kannur District of Kerala state, south India. It has historic and commercial importance, and is one of the largest Mappila Muslim majority towns in Kannur district and lies on the banks of the Irikkur River, locally known as Ayippuzha...
, and the villages of Chempanthotty
Chempanthotty
Chempanthotty is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Human beings are said to have lived here for more than 1000 years.Chempanthotty is located 20 km away from Taliparamba in Kannur district...
, Chempery, and Chengalayi.
The longest suspended rope bridge in Kannur district is situated at Madampam village, crossing the Valapattanam River
Valapattanam River
Valapattanam River is the largest river in the Kannur district, located in the South Indian state of Kerala. Valapattam town is located on its bank...
, where a major irrigation project is underway. Work on a bridge across the river at Madampam is also in progress.
Religion
The town of Sreekandapuram has a mixed population of MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s, Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
s and Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
s, with the Muslims forming a majority. The Malik Dinar mosque is situated at Pazhayangadi, 1 km from the town, and the Pazhayangadi Manna is 2 km out of town on the Payyavoor
Payyavoor
Payyavoor is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.The Festival in the Temple of Lord Siva here is very famous which is celebrated from 1 to 12 Kumbham . There is a Knanaya Catholic Church in the town named St.Anne's Church.There are some establishments like Panchayat Office,...
Road.
A popular Hindu temple in the panchayat is the historic Ammakoottam Mahadevi temple. The temple was looted and destroyed by Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan , also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the son of Hyder Ali, at that time an officer in the Mysorean army, and his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-Nissa...
, and nothing remained of it but earth and stones covered by bushes up until the 1970s. The land on which it stood was owned by the local Muslim community leader, and when people living around the temple claimed to have witnessed the Devi
Devi
Devī is the Sanskrit word for Goddess, used mostly in Hinduism, its related masculine term is deva. Devi is synonymous with Shakti, the female aspect of the divine, as conceptualized by the Shakta tradition of Hinduism. She is the female counterpart without whom the male aspect, which represents...
's presence, it was handed over to local Hindu community leaders and a new temple was built.
Education
Educational establishments in the Sreekandapuram panchayat include:- Madampam P.K.M college
- Marygiri Senior Secondary School at Podikalam, 2 km from Sreekandapuram town
- Maryland High School, at Madampam
- S.E.S College
- Sreekandapuram Government Higher Secondary School
- SAL SABEEL PUBLIC SCHOOL , sreekandapuram