Kuthuparamba

Coordinates: 11°50′N 75°35′E / 11.83°N 75.58°E / 11.83; 75.58
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Kuthuparamba
Koothuparamba
Municipality
Kuthuparamba Martyr's Memorial
Kuthuparamba Martyr's Memorial
Kuthuparamba is located in Kerala
Kuthuparamba
Kuthuparamba
Location in Kerala, India
Kuthuparamba is located in India
Kuthuparamba
Kuthuparamba
Kuthuparamba (India)
Coordinates: 11°50′N 75°35′E / 11.83°N 75.58°E / 11.83; 75.58
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
TalukThalassery
Government
 • TypeMunicipal Council
 • Municipal ChairmanM.Sukumaran
 • MLAK. P. Mohanan
 • Assistant Commissioner of PoliceK.G.Suresh
Area
[1]
 • Total16.76 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total29,619
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670643
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL 58
Sex ratio1187 ♂/♀
Literacy96.8%
Lok Sabha constituencyVadakara
Assembly constituencyKuthuparamba
Climatepleasant (Köppen)
Websitewww.allaboutkuthuparamba.com

Kuthuparamba is a town and a municipality in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. It is about 24 km south east of Kannur and 14 km east of Thalassery.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kuthuparamba Municipality with an area of 16.76 square kilometres (6.47 sq mi) had a population of 29,619. Kuthuparamba is the 3rd most densely populated municipal town in Kannur district. Males constitute 45.4% of the population and females 54.6%. Kuthuparamba had an average literacy rate of 96.76%, higher than the national urban average of 79% and state average of 94%: male literacy was 98.1%, and female literacy was 95.6%. In Kuthuparamba, 10.5% of the population was under 6 years of age.[3]

Religion

As of 2011 India census, Kuthuparamba Municipality had total population of 29,619 among which 68.98% are Hindus, 28.94% Muslims, 1.94% Christians and 0.14% others.[4]

Administration

Kuthuparamba Municipality is a part of Kuthuparamba (State Assembly constituency) under Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]

Education

Main article: List of educational institutions in Kannur district

Notable people

Filmmakers: Sreenivasan, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Dhyan Sreenivasan

Artist - K.G. Subramanyan

Koothuparamba Police firing

Main article: Koothuparamba firing

Koothuparamba Police firing was an incident that took place in Koothuparamba town in Kerala on 25 November 1994 when police opened fire on DYFI protestors who protested against commoditisation and privatisation of education policy by the UDF government led by the Congress. Police resorted to firing when the protesters blocked minister M.V. Raghavan, who was in town to inaugurate an event.[8][9]

Political violence

This area is an epicenter of political violence between Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have been fighting in this area for supremacy for the last 50 years. Clashes in 2008 left seven people killed and many have been injured. The High Court of Kerala called this manslaughter a "compelling sport" and suggested permanent deployment of Central forces in the affected areas.[10]

Transportation

Thalassery is the nearest railway station, 14 km away from the town. Kuthuparamba is a town en route Thalassery-Coorg (SH30) road (commonly known as TC Road). Nearest airport is The Kannur International Airport which is 15 km away. It has the road connectivity with major tourist attractions like Aralam, Mysore, Mangalore, Ooty, Bangalore etc.

Linkage & connectivity

Kuthuparamba town is a major junction well connected by two state highways and a major district road to Wayanad. Thalassery is the nearest railway station, 14 km (8.7 mi) away from the town. Kannur international airport is located only 15 km (9.3 mi) away from the town. There are two state highways passing through the town, namely SH-30 (Thalassery – Coorg inter-state highway) and SH-38 (Kannur – Kuttiyadi road). These two roads act as major corridors of the town and possess good connectivity. Considerable volume of traffic from Karnataka passes through the town. In addition to this, other district roads and municipal roads exist within the town.[11]

Kerala government has proposed to construct a ring road in Kuthuparamba to facilitate traffic congestion in the town.[12]

Industrial growth centre

Kannur Industrial Growth Centre is located in Valiyavelicham near Kuthuparamba. It is one of the three IGCs in the state under Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KSIDC).

Kannur IGC have well developed infrastructure facilities, including power, water, and roads, facilitating setting up of solid waste/plastic recycling and processing units by interested entrepreneurs. A plastic recycling unit is operating in the Kannur IGC. Similarly, the KSIDC has allocated land for two recycling units and biomedical waste treatment unit, which are being set up.[13]

Also, Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Ltd (KAMCO) is located at Valiyavelicham facilitates setting up of power tiller manufacturing units. The products being manufactured from the unit include new generation power tillers with self-starter, garden tiller and brush cutter with diesel engine.[14]

Educational institutions

1. Nirmalagiri College

2. Rani Jai Higher Secondary School

3. College of Applied Science (IHRD) Kuthuparamba

4. MG college Kuthuparamba

5. Brainstorm bank coaching centre in kuthuparamba

6. Kuthuparamba UP School

7. South Kuthuparamba U P School

8. AMRITA VIDYALAYAM Kuthuparamba

9. Government Higher Secondary School

10 Gramika Institute

11. MES College Naravoor

12. ATDC Valiyavelicham

13.Sree Narayana English Medium High school

Political parties

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 198. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
  5. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  6. ^ officialwebsite of kerala.gov.in Archived 10 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Higher Education Institutes in Kannur University".
  8. ^ TNN (26 June 2012). "Koothuparamba firing: HC quashes murder charges against officials". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  9. ^ "24th anniversary of Koothuparamba firing: When a protest turned into a killing". The News Minute. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Only Centre can end Kannur violence: High Court". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 15 March 2008.
  11. ^ "State Highways in Kerala". Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  12. ^ "₹32 crore allotted for constructing ring road". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Land for KSIDC recycling facility". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  14. ^ "KAMCO plant to be operational soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

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