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'''Blathur''' is a village in [[Kannur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].
'''Blathur''' is a village in [[Kannur]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].
This village is 38 kilometers away from the district head quarters at [[Kannur]]. The nearest town is [[Irikkur]]. The village is situated in the [[Padiyur]] Gramapanchayath in [[Taliparamba]] Taluk, on the edge of a roughly 90 acre paddy field. Blathur is 169 meters above sea level. This area is rich in latte rite rocks and the main industry is based on latterite stone mining and agriculture.
This village is 38 kilometers away from the district head quarters at [[Kannur]]. The nearest town is [[Irikkur]]. The village is situated in the [[Padiyur]] Gramapanchayath in [[Taliparamba]] Taluk, on the edge of a roughly 90 acre paddy field. Blathur is 169 meters above sea level. This area is rich in [laterite] rocks and the main industry is based on laterite stone mining and agriculture.


== History ==
== History ==

Revision as of 00:36, 30 September 2013

Blathur
ബ്ലാത്തൂര്‍
village
Country India
State[[Kerala ]]
RegionMalabar
DistrictKannur
TalukasThaliparamba Taluk,
Padiyur Kalliad Gram Panchayat
Area
 • Total3 km2 (1 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total3,000
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670593
Telephone code04602
ISO 3166 code[[ISO 3166-2:IN|]]
Nearest cityIrikkur
Literacy96%
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyMattannur
Distance from Kannur37 kilometres (23 mi) WSW
Climatefine (Köppen)
Avg. annual temperature30 °C (86 °F)
Avg. summer temperature36 °C (97 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)
Websitekannur.nic.in

Blathur is a village in Kannur, Kerala, India. This village is 38 kilometers away from the district head quarters at Kannur. The nearest town is Irikkur. The village is situated in the Padiyur Gramapanchayath in Taliparamba Taluk, on the edge of a roughly 90 acre paddy field. Blathur is 169 meters above sea level. This area is rich in [laterite] rocks and the main industry is based on laterite stone mining and agriculture.

History

The village was the scene of a protest (Kavumbayi Struggle) against the Madras Special Police on December 30, 1946.

Religious places

  • Moothedam Vettakkorumakan Temple
  • puthiya bagavathikavu(pothiyottam)
  • thazhe palliyath kottam(bhairavan kottam)
  • muthappan matappura
  • vishnu temple
  • pothi kottam
  • kelampath Maanjhal baghavathi Temple
  • pottan kottam
  • Juma masjid

Dignitaries

  • Ramesan Blathur is a Malayalam novelist and short story writer from Blathur who won several awards like the Atlas Kairali Award, Ankanam Noval Award, Abhudabi Sakthi Award, Katathanat Udayavarma Raja Award, and Prof. Joseph Mundassery Award for his novel Perum Aal published by D. C. Books.[1]
  • Muhammed Blathur is the youth congress Kannur District president.

References

  1. ^ "NATIONAL / KERALA : Mundassery award for 3 teachers". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-08-19.