Melattur, Kerala

Melattur
Melattur
Village
	Melattur Railway Station
	Nickname: MLTR
	Melattur Location in Kerala, India Melattur Melattur (India)
	Coordinates: 11°03′36″N 76°16′29″E / 11.0600104°N 76.2747073°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Taluk	Perinthalmanna
Government
• Type	Gram Panchayat
• Body	Melattur Panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	679326
Telephone code	04933
Vehicle registration	KL-53
State Assembly Constituency	Perinthalmanna
Lok Sabha constituency	Malappuram
Nearest Towns	Perinthalmanna, Manjeri, Mannarkkad
Website	Melatturonline

Melattur is a town in Malappuram district of Kerala.^[1] It is situated on the banks of the Velliyar river. The name Melattur came from the Malayalam words 'Mele' (above), 'Aaru' (river) and 'Ooru' (place); i.e., 'place near upstream'. There are places named Edayattur (place near middle of the river), and Keezhattur (place near to the downstream) on the banks of the river Olippuzha. The town is well connected to Perinthalmanna (17 km [11 mi]), Manjeri (23 km [14 mi]), Mannarkkad (24 km [15 mi]), Pandikkad (8 km [5.0 mi]) and Karuvarakundu (11 km [6.8 mi]) by road. Melattur Railway Station is a minor railway station on the Nilambur - Shornur Line.

History

This place was originally part of the Valluvanad Swaroopam dynasty.^[2]

Valluvanad was an erstwhile princely state in the present state of Kerala, that extended from the Nila River (Bharathappuzha) in the South to the Panthaloor Mala in the North. On the west, it was bounded by the Arabian Sea at Ponnani and on the east by the Attapadi Hills.

Facilities

Government offices like subregistrar office, Educational office, KSEB office, village and Panchayath offices, Police Station, A Community Health Center, Ayurvedic Hospital, Unani Hospital, Krishibavan, PWD area office and several bank branches situated in melattur town itself. Melattur town is the center for several commercial shops and facilities and people from surrounding villages depend on Melattur for their day to day requirements.

Education

A government aided high school is situated in Melattur town, with secondary Educational facility. A Private self-financing Engineering college is also there near to Melattur town.

Suburbs and villages

Karuvarakkundu, Punnakkad and pavanapuram
Iringattiri, Puthanazhi , Edapatta and manazhi
Mythri Nagar, Eppikkad and Athani
Uchoorakkadavu, Chemmaniyod and Manappady
Vengur, Sahibpadi and Karyavattom
Mannarmala, Pattikkad and Pooppalam

Transportation

Road

Melattur is situated on the Perumbilavu - Nilambur State Highway 39. Karuvarakundu - Melattur State Highway 70 ends at Melattur by joining Kumaramputhur - Olippuzha Road. Manjeri - Olippuzha - Kumaramputhur Road also passes through the town and one of the shortest route between Kozhikode and Palakkad is via Manjeri - Melattur - Mannarkkad.

From Melattur Panchayat bus stand, buses are available to Perinthalmanna, Pandikkad, Manjeri, Kozhikode, Mannarkkad, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Thuvvur, Edayattur, Karuvarakundu, Kalikavu, Nilambur, Edathanattukara, Moonadi, Kalpetta, Thamarassery, Pattambi, Vytilla Hub, Guruvayur, Thrissur and Kanjirappalli.

Rail

Melattur Railway Station is a minor Railway Station on the Nilambur - Shornur Line, trains are available from here to Nilambur, Shornur, Palakkad, Kottayam and Kochuveli.

Important landmarks

Melattur High school
Ayamu Community Hall
Paliative Care Center
Vasudeva Library
Puthanazhi Mosque
Royal Unani Hospital
Puthanazhi Medical Center
Thathwamasy Manikanda Temple
Kerala Gramin Bank Building
Thottakkadakkavu Ayyappa Temple
Loveline Convention Center
Noorul Islam Highschool
MEA Engineering College
Jalaliya Juma Masjidh
Pattikkad Juma Masjidh
Jamia Nooriya Arabic College
Irshad English School Melattur
Melattur railway station
Kaippully Vishnu-Vettekkaran Temple
Njarakulagara Temple
Puthiyedath Siva Temple
Panayoor Mana
Edayattur Juma Masjid
Cholakkulam Juma Masjid
Noorul Islam Madrasa, Cholakkulam
DNMAUP School Edayattur
Attuthrikovil Shiva Temple
Areekkara Pathayappura Heritage home

References

^ NREGA report^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "princelystatesofindia.com". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

http://www.melatturonline.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20141208205533/http://www.alpettas.com/

[1] NREGA report^{[permanent dead link]}

[princelystatesofindia1-2] "princelystatesofindia.com". Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2016.

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v t e District of Malappuram
Taluks	Eranad Kondotty Nilambur Perinthalmanna Ponnani Tirur Tirurangadi
Blocks	Areekode Kalikavu Kondotty Kuttipuram Malappuram Mankada Nilambur Perinthalmanna Perumpadappu Ponnani Tanur Tirur Tirurangadi Vengara Wandoor
Municipalities	Kondotty Kottakkal Malappuram Manjeri Nilambur Parappanangadi Perinthalmanna Ponnani Tanur Tirur Tirurangadi Valanchery
Villages	List of villages in Malappuram district
History	History of Malappuram district Eranad Kingdom of Valluvanad Kingdom of Tanur Kingdom of Cochin Parappanad Ponnani Nediyiruppu Perumpadappu Malabar District
Administration	Administration of Malappuram District
Transport	Transportation in Malappuram district
Tourism	Adyanpara Falls Arimbra hills Ayyapanov Waterfalls Arya Vaidya Sala Bharathappuzha valley Biyyam backwater Chaliyar Valley Chamravattom Regulator-cum-Bridge Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary Karuvarakundu Kodikuthimala Kottakkunnu Kuttippuram bridge New Amarambalam Reserved Forest Paloor Kotta Ponnani Kole Wetlands Padinjarekkara Beach Silent Valley National Park Tanur Beach Teak Museum Thunchan Parambu Vallikkunnu beach Vavul Mala
Education	Education in Malappuram University of Calicut Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University AMU Malappuram Campus Government Medical College Inkel Greens Educity, Malappuram MES College of Engineering Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology PSMO College Tirurangadi List of universities in Malappuram district
Urban Agglomeration	Malappuram metropolitan area
Notable people	List of people from Malappuram district