Cheruvadi

Cheruvadi Cheruvadi
village
Website	www.cheruvadi.com

Cheruvadi is an Ancient town famous for timber, rice and cattle business and exchange, located 20 kilometres east of Calicut.

Name

The name Cheruvadi originates from two words cheriya (small) and vadi (garden), and Cheruvadi as it says- a small garden.

Climate

Cheruvadi has got a humid and hot climate extending from March to May. The rain starts from June, longing upto October. The North East Monsoon extends from the second half of October through November. The average annual rainfall is 3313 mm. The best weather is at the end of the year, in December and January, when the sky is clear and the air is crispy. The highest temperature recorded was 39.4 °C in March 1975. The lowest was 14 °C recorded on 26 December 1975. Now the global climate change have affected this small beautiful village too.

People

The centuries of trade across the Indian Ocean gave Kozhikode a cosmopolitan population. Muslims constitute the majority of the population, and next comes the Hindus and then the Christians respectively. The Muslims of Kozhikode District are known as Mappilas. A great majority of them are Sunnis following the Shafi School of thought. People in cheruvadi are very lovable.

Places of interest

The temples and mosques of this village contain sculptures and inscriptions which are of considerable interest to the students of art. Cheruvadi town itself has many mosques, the most notable is the Cheruvadi Puthiyoth Juma Masjid which has got a long history and the other one is the salafi masjid at the Cheruvadi bazar (angadi). There are almost 5-6 mosques in Cheruvadi. The main spot for gathering and chating is the Nadukkadavu, where you can experience the pleasantness of the village with chilling breeze. Also there is a shady riverside at Kadavu. Alunghal and Chullikkaparamba are other popular gathering spots.

Arts and sports

Football is one of the weaknesses of the people of Cheruvadi. There is a mini stadium constructed by the cooperation of natives of the village and the Kodiyathur Panchayath. Other most interested sport is the Shuttle cock, there are many grounds for this purpose. National Athlete C.S Sindhya mol and the most famous Singer in Mappila songs C.V.A Kutty are the natives of Cheruvadi.

Personalities

Kuttiali Master - He was the first Head Master of Gov.U.P School, Cheruvadi. Abdu Cheruvadi (late) was a writer. His writings include Travel stories and History. Vagan Tragedy is one of them.Thalavannu Muhammed Musliyar (late) was the Qazhi of Cheruvadi mahallu and now Dr. M Abdul Azeez Faizy.Also Cheruvadi has given birth to many Religious scholars, Polticians, Singers etc.

Education

GMUP School, GMLP School, Al Banath College for female, and other religious madrasas

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