Nileshwaram
Nileshwaram | |
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UTC+5:30 (IST) | |
PIN | 671314[1] |
Telephone code | 0467 |
Vehicle registration | KL-60 |
Nileshwaram or Nileshwar or Neeleswaram is a
History
Neeleswaram, or Nileswaram, is the abbreviated form of Neelakanteshweram. The
The grand finale of the annual temple festival season takes place in this area, which is known for its "kavus", or sacred groves. The most famous of the sacred groves is the Mannampurathu Kavu. The town is also known for Theyyam, the ritualistic art forms. Also Nileshwar is the first town in Kerala famous for cultivating 'Chengthengu' (red dwarf coconut).
In 1918, the Rajah's High School was established, it was one of the first north Kerala schools of its kind. The school retains a letter written to the students by Mahatma Gandhi on his way in 1928 to Mangalore. It was part of a broad appeal for people to rally behind the national movement.
Administration
Nileshwar Municipality and surrounding Panchayats are administered by Nileshwar
Municipal Wards
Nileshwar Municipality is composed of following 32 wards:[8]
Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
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1 | Padinhatam kozhuval west | 2 | Padinhatam kozhuval east |
3 | Kizhakkan kozhuval | 4 | Palakkat |
5 | Chirappuram | 6 | Pattena |
7 | Suvarnavally | 8 | Palathadam |
9 | Palayi | 10 | Vallikkunnu |
11 | Chathamathu | 12 | Poovalamkai |
13 | Kunhippulikkal | 14 | Karyamkode |
15 | Perole | 16 | Thattachery |
17 | Pallikkara I | 18 | Pallikkara II |
19 | Karuvachery | 20 | Koyamburam |
21 | Anachal | 22 | Kottappuram |
23 | Kadinhimoola | 24 | Purathekai |
25 | Thaikadappuram south | 26 | Thaikadappuram centre |
27 | Thaikadappuram north | 28 | Thaikadappuram sea road |
29 | Thaikadappuram store | 30 | Kotrachal |
31 | Kanichira | 32 | Nileshwaram Town |
Religion
Most of the people are
Transportation
Nileshwar Town is between
Image Gallery
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Kovilakam Chira (Pond)
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Thali Shiva Temple-Nileshwar
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Statue of Shri Gopalakrishna in Nileshwaram
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Railway Station Nileshwar
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Nileshwar palace
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A Kettuvallam in Nileshwaram backwaters
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Nileshwaram bus station
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Nileshwar". pincode.net. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Profile - Nileshwar Municipality". kudumbashree.org.
- ^ "Who is Kavya Madhavan campaigning for?". Manoramaonline. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "There are 38 Grama Panchayats in Kasaragod District". kasaragod.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ a b c The Hindu staff reporter (21 November 2011). "Neeleswaram fete to showcase its heritage". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ISBN 9788120604476.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Council - Nileshwar Municipality". lsgkerala.gov.in.
- ^ "People of Nileshwar". Nileshwar.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Temple". Nileshwar.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
Further reading
- Bhat, N. Shyam (1 January 1998). South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-586-9.
- Cotton, James Sutherland; Burn, Sir Richard; Meyer, Sir William Stevenson (1908). "Nileshwar". Imperial Gazetteer of India. Clarendon Press. p. 85.
- Lohuizen, Jan van (14 November 2014). The Dutch East India Company and Mysore, 1762–1790. Springer. p. 30. ISBN 978-94-017-6846-7.