Vallikkunnu

Coordinates: 11°8′0″N 75°50′0″E / 11.13333°N 75.83333°E / 11.13333; 75.83333
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Vallikkunnu is a village in Tirurangadi Taluk of Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India with an area of 25 km2. It is located 5 km north of Parappanangadi town and comes under the jurisdiction of Parappanangadi Police Station and Parappanangadi Judicial First Class Magistrate Court. Its latitude and longitude are 11'07" N and 7'51"E respectively. Vallikkunnu was awarded the best panchayath of Kerala in 1997.[1][2] Vallikunnu is situated on Tirur-Kadalundi Road.[3] Vallikkunnu is also a part of the Oldest Railway Line of Kerala laid in 1861 from Tirur to Chaliyam via Tanur, Parappanangadi, Vallikkunnu, and Kadalundi.[3]

Vallikkunnu railway station
A sunrise at Vallikkunnu

Vallikkunnu lies on the bank of Kadalundi River. Kadalundi River joins with Arabian Sea at the estuary (Azhimukham) in Kadalundi Nagaram beach of Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat. Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary and Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu Community Reserve are located here.[4]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Vallikkunnu had a population of 22853 with 11057 males and 11796 females.[1] It comes under Thirurangadi thaluk. The northern boundary is

Chelembra, Tenhipalam and Moonniyoor Panchayaths.[5][6]

History

Names, routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (1st century CE)
Mangrove plantation at Vallikunnu

Vallikkunnu-

sesterces.[10] Pliny the Elder mentioned that Limyrike was prone by pirates.[11] The Cosmas Indicopleustes mentioned that the Limyrike was a source of peppers.[12][13]

According to the

Dharmadam, Panthalayini, and Chaliyam (just opposite to Vallikkunnu), were built during the era of Malik Dinar, and they are among the oldest Masjids in the Indian subcontinent.[18] It is believed that Malik Dinar died at Thalangara in Kasaragod town.[19]

After the breakdown of the Chera Kingdom dynasty rooted in Kadalundi, Parappanad Kovilakam of Parappanangadi became the rulers of Vallikkunnu. Parappanad royal family is a cousin dynasty of the Travancore royal family.[20][21] They gave permission for the Dutch to build a fort at Kadalundi. Even though the fort collapsed after a war with Zamorins, we can see the remnants in Mulla. Later the British became the rulers of Vallikkunnu and they built railway lines from Tirur up to Chaliyam for the purpose of business. Later it was extended to Shoranur. Marthanda Varma, the founder of Travancore, belongs to Parappanad royal family.[20]

Thundi is an ancient seaport and harbor-town north of

Tamil kingdom of the Cheras. Tyndis was a major center of trade, next only to Muziris, between the Cheras and the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era. A branch of the Chera royal family is also said to have established itself at Tyndis. It is also speculated that Tyndis (along with ports such as Naura, Bakare and Nelkynda) operated as a satellite feeding port to Muziris.[7]

Wards of Vallikkunnu

Map
Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat

Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 23 wards:[25]

Ward no. Name Ward no. Name
1 Kadalundi Nagaram North 2 Keezhayil
3 Navajeevan 4 Balathiruthi
5 Anayarangadi 6 Madathil Purayi
7 Kizhakkemala 8 Olipram
9 Paruthikkad 10 Pottenkuzhi
11 Kacherikunnu 12 Karumarakkad
13 Kodakkad East 14 Kodakkad South
15 Kodakkad West 16 Ariyallur East
17 Madhavanandam 18 Ariyallur South
19 Ariyallur Beach 20 Ariyallur North
21 Anangadi South 22 Anangadi
23 Kadalundi Nagaram

See also

External links

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References

  1. ^ a b Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ "വള്ളിക്കുന്ന് ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്". Mathrubhumi.
  3. ^ a b "ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും..." Mathrubhumi. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu community reserve". www.onmanorama.com. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  5. ^ "CEO Kerala :: Malappuram". www.ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  6. ^ "Charamparambu (ii), Vallikkunnu Panchayat, Malappuram District, Kerala, India". Kerala Tourism.
  7. ^ a b Coastal Histories: Society and Ecology in Pre-modern India, Yogesh Sharma, Primus Books 2010
  8. ^ Gurukkal, R., & Whittaker, D. (2001). In search of Muziris. Journal of Roman Archaeology, 14, 334-350.
  9. ^ A. Shreedhara Menon, A Survey of Kerala History
  10. ^ According to Pliny the Elder, goods from India were sold in the Empire at 100 times their original purchase price. See [1]
  11. ^ Bostock, John (1855). "26 (Voyages to India)". Pliny the Elder, The Natural History. London: Taylor and Francis.
  12. ^ Indicopleustes, Cosmas (1897). Christian Topography. 11. United Kingdom: The Tertullian Project. pp. 358–373.
  13. ^ Das, Santosh Kumar (2006). The Economic History of Ancient India. Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd. p. 301.
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  18. ^ Prange, Sebastian R. Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 98.
  19. ^ Pg 58, Cultural heritage of Kerala: an introduction, A. Sreedhara Menon, East-West Publications, 1978
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  21. ^ (See page 4 in Madras Presidency Records, 1915, Supt , Government Press, Madras.)
  22. ^ The official web portal of Government of Kerala. "History". Kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  23. ^ The official web portal of Government of Kerala. "Official Web Portal of Government of Kerala". Kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 January 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  24. ^ History Archived 2012-10-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  25. ^ "Wards of Vallikkunnu". sec.kerala.gov.in.
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