Melattur, Kerala

This article is about Melattur in Kerala. For the town in Tamilnadu with the same name, see Melattur, Tamil Nadu.

Melattur
—  village  —
Melattur Location of Melattur in Kerala and India
Coordinates	11°03′36″N 76°16′29″E / 11.0600104°N 76.2747073°E / 11.0600104; 76.2747073Coordinates: 11°03′36″N 76°16′29″E / 11.0600104°N 76.2747073°E / 11.0600104; 76.2747073
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Malappuram
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 679326 • Telephone • +91-4933 • Vehicle • KL-53

Melattur is a town in Malappuram district of Kerala. It is situated on the banks of the Olippuzha 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), Mannarkkad (24 km), Manjeri (23 km) and Karuvarakundu (11 km). The shortest route connecting Kozhikode with Palakkad (via Manjeri - Pandikkad - Melattur - Mannarkkad, 134 km) passes through Melattur.

Facilities

From Melattur Panchayat busstand, buses are available to Kozhikkode, Mannarkkad, Nilambur, Edathanattukara and Thrissur. The Shoranur-Nilambur Railway Line passes through here.