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Ottappalam
Ottapalam Town Bus Stand and main road
Ottappalam
Location of Ottappalam
in Kerala and India
Coordinates 10°46′N 76°23′E / 10.77°N 76.38°E / 10.77; 76.38
Country  India
State Kerala
District(s) Palakkad
Population 49,230 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 54 m (177 ft)


Ottapalam (Malayalam: ഒറ്റപ്പാലം) is a town in Palakkad District of Kerala state in South India. It is also the Head Quarters of Ottapalam Taluk. Situated on the banks of the Bharathappuzha river (also called the Nila), it has a rich cultural heritage and has played host to many historic events. Being headquarters of the taluk by the same name, it is one of the municipalities of the district. It used to be a major town of the Valluvanad during the reign of the Zamorins of Calicut. The principal spoken language is Malayalam.

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[edit] Geography

Ottapalam is located at 10°46′N 76°23′E / 10.77°N 76.38°E / 10.77; 76.38.[1] It has an average elevation of 54 metres (177 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census[2], Ottappalam had a population of 49,230. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. It has an average literacy rate of 81%, which is significantly higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy is 82% and female literacy 79%. Nearly 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Politics

Ottapalam assembly constituency is part of Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[3]

[edit] Transport

Ottapalam is well connected to a number of major cities in Kerala by road and rail.

It has a major railway station in the Southern Railway network. Most of the major passenger and express trains stop here. It is a major station between Palakkad and Shoranur in the Konkan route and Wadakkanchery in the Kanyakumari/Alapuzha route. There are train services to Shoranur, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Kochi and Nilambur.

The Palakkad-Shoranur (Kulappully) State Highway passes through the town. Government buses as well as private bus services operate between Ottapalam and other major towns such as Thrissur, Palakkad, Pattambi, Guruvayoor and Thiruvilwamala.

Calicut Airport, Cochin International Airport and Coimbatore Airport are the nearest airports.

[edit] Nearest Places

  • Kanniyampuram - 1 km west of Ottapalam Town.
  • Lakkidi - 7 km east
  • Thottakara 1.5 km North
  • Ottapalam - Cherpulassery 17km Varode, 4th mail, Panamanna, Trikkadeeri

[edit] Temples

  • Chinakkathoor temple
  • Pariyanampatta Temple (also known as Valluvanad's Mookambika Temple), Kattukulam
  • Killikavu Temple, Kanniampuram
  • Srikurumba Bhagavathi Temple, Chorottur
  • Puzhikunnu Sri Krishna Temple, Ottapalam
  • Vengeri Shivan Temple, Ottapalam
  • Srirandumoorthi Temple, Thrikankode
  • Killikkavu Temple, Manissery
  • Chattankandar Kavu, Verode
  • Kalari Temple, Thottakara
  • Sree Vettekkaren Kavu, Thottakara
  • Thiruvalayanad Bhagavathi Temple, Thottakara
  • Parthasarathy Temple, Thottakara
  • Mathoor Mana, Thottakara [1]
  • Kalikavu Temple, Pookkottukavu
  • Mathoor Mana, Thottakkara
  • Nedungottiri Siva Temple, Mayilumpuram
  • Chinmaya Mission, Palat Road, Ottapalam
  • Killikurissi Mahadeva Temple, Lakkidi
  • Chergottu Kavu, Lakkidi
  • Koratti Sree Krishna Temple, Lakkidi
  • Panayoorkavu Temple, Kadambur
  • Modhalapparakavu Temple, Kadambur
  • Cherambatta kavu near Chalavara
  • Cheumulayankavu near Kayiliyad
  • Methrukovil Near Kayiliyad
  • Kethrukovil Near Kayiliyad
  • Malolma Devi Temple, Panamanna
  • Ayyappan Kavu at Thottakara
  • Sree Panamann Sankaranarayana Swamy Temple, Panamanna, Ottapalam (6km from Ottapalam town)
  • Sree Kuridimahadeva Temple, Panamanna, Ottapalam

[edit] Education

[edit] Schools

  • L S N HSS Ottappalam, Palakkad Tel: 0466 - 2247290 Manag: Private Aided Med: English+Malayalam
  • L.S.N Girls High School, Ottapalam
  • T.R.K. Higher Secondary School, Vaniyamkulam
  • Kendriya Vidyalaya, Ottapalam
  • N.S.S.K.P.T. School, Ottapalam
  • Mannam Memorial, N.S.S. English Medium High School, Ottapalam
  • Seventh-Day Adventist Higher Secondary School, Kanniyampuram
  • Amrita Vidyalayam, Kanniyampuram
  • Bhavans Vidyalaya, Thottakara
  • ALP School, Pookkottukavu
  • GLP School, Thanikunnu
  • Government Higher Secondary School, Munnurkode
  • Lakshmi Narayana Junior School, Near CPM Area Committee Office, Ottappalam
  • Chalavara High School Chalavara
  • Kayiliyad ALP School Kayiliyad
  • KPSMM Higher Secondary School, Varode


[edit] Colleges

  • N.S.S. College, Palappuram
  • N.S.S. Training College, Ottapalam
  • Lakshmi Narayana College, Palappuram
  • Lakshmi Narayana Women's College, Ottapalam
  • Vivekananda College, Ottapalam
  • Ottapalam Cooperative College, Ottapalam
  • Allied Management College, Manissery
  • Allied Model College, Manissery
  • RMCC Professional College
  • Nehru College, Pambady
  • Markaz Oriental College, Pulinchode

[edit] Renowned people

People who were born in Ottapalam

  • K.P.S. Menon, independent India's first Foreign Secretary. He also served pre-independence India as an Agent-General to China.
  • Shiv Shankar Menon,the former Indian foreign secretary succeeded by Nirupama Rao
  • Dr. Mambullikalathil Govindakumara Menon, the former Union Minister and Scientific Adviser to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
  • M.K. Narayanan, the former chief of the Intelligence Bureau and present National Security Adviser.
  • Sankaran Nair, the former Intelligence Bureau Director and head for the Committee of Asiad 1982.
  • Bhaskar Menon, the first Indian to head a multinational corporation, was the chairman of Lever Brothers in England (now Unilever).
  • Vidya Balan, the Bollywood actor.
  • Kalluvazhi Vasu and Kalamandalam Ramadas, both famous Kathakali artistes.
  • Shri I C P Namboodiri, who was a cultural and political reformer. His home was the centre for various revolutionary happenings in the middle and end of 20th Century
  • Gautham Menon, a Tamil film Director

[edit] References

  1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Ottappalam
  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 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-19. 

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