Kizhuparamba

Kizhuparamba is a village and Panchayath on the northern boundary of Malappuram District In Kerala State of India.

Kizhuparamba is situated on the banks of the Chaliyar river and in the boarder of Malappuram and Kozhikode districts. Kizhuparamba is one of the smallest Panchayaths in Malappuram district.
Kizhuparamba Panchayat was formed on 1st August 1977 from the former Urngattiri Panchayat. It has geographical area of 14.99 Sq. km, which is 0.42 percent of the total area of the Malappuram District.
Kerala State Highway (SH) 34 (Koyilandi-Edavanna) passes through Kizhuparamba Village

Coordinates

11°14'50"N 76°0'54"E

Etymology

The name Kizhuparamba is derived from Keezhparamba which means "Low land" in Malayalam language. "Keezh" means "low" and "Paramba" means "land" .The name is believed to be attributed to the peculiar low geography of majority areas of the village (situated in the valley of many small hills like Thadapparamba,Pazhamparamba and Melapparamba). Some of the areas in the village lies below the monsoon water level of Chaliyar river and gets submerged under river water during monsoon months.Another place in Kizhuparamba village is Kuniyil which also has a similar meaning.

Neighboring places and geographical boundaries

North : Kodiyathur, Cheruvadi,Thottumukkam (Kozhikode District)
South,East and West : Chaliyar River and Cherupuzha(Tributary of Chaliyar near Areacode) Urngattiri, Areacode, Cheekode and Vazhakkad Panchayaths

Major locations

Kizhuparamba: Kizhuparamba town,Pazhamparamba,Kallingal,Melaparamba,Chalippadam, Othupallipuraya
Kuniyil: New Bazar, South Kuniyil(Anvar Nagar), Ariyanipotta(Wadinoor), Kuttooli Junction
Thrikkalayoor
Valillappuzha
Pathanapuram: Parakkad, Pallippadi Junction, West Pathanapuram

History

It is believed that Tippu Sultan (1782 - 1799)'s army has used Kizhuparamba in their route from Feroke to Mysore. There was a very old route from Perunkadavu(Kuniyil)-Thrikkalayur-Kodityathur-Thamarassery-Mysore.
Many brave natives of Kizhuparamba had participated in Indian independence movement (the prominent people being P.P Sankaran Master and K.Kunhimoideen Master). Kizhuparamba was one of the main centres in the Khilafat movement in 1920s [http://www.indhistory.com/khilafat-movement.html] .

Cultural and Educational Movements

In the early years of the twentieth century, Muslim movements have contributed to the educational and cultural upbringing of the panchayath. "Vayanasala Prasthanam" (Local Libraries Movement) was deep rooted in Thrikkalayur, Kuniyil,Kizhuparamba and Pathanapuram and developed the political and cultural awareness of the society. The first educational institution in the panchayath was established at Kallingal in 1910 as a primary school. Anvarul Islam Arabic College (affiliated to Calicut University) was formed in 1961.

Educational Institutions

Arabic College:
Anvarul Islam Arabic college, Kuniyil

Teacher Training College:
Kunhathumma memorial B.Ed Training College, Pathanapuram

High Schools:
1 - Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School Kizhuparamba2 - Al-Anvar High School Kuniyil

Upper Primary Schools:
1 - Morathikuntan Kunjahammedkutty Haji Memmorial Upper Primary School Pathanapuram

Lower Primary Schools:
1 - AMLP School Kallingal2 - Govt. Lower Primary School Kizhuparamba (Pallikkunn)3 - Govt. Lower Primary School Kuniyil South4 - GMLP School Kuniyil Alumkandi5 - MALP School Valillapuzha6 - GLP School Pathanapuram7 - Jyothithara Upper Primary School

Places of Worship

Choorot Juma Masjid, Kizhuparamba
Thrikkalayoor Sri Mahadeva Temple
St. Mary's Church Valillappuzha
Salafi Juma Masjid, Kuniyil

External Links

1- Kizhuparamba.com website [http://kizhuparamba.com]
2- Photogallery of Kizhuparamba [http://kizhuparamba.com/p_gal.htm]
3- Wikimapia map of Kizhuparamba [http://wikimapia.org/402098/]