Vallapuzha is a village and gram panchayat in Pattambi Taluk, Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. [2] Vallpuzha Kalapoot (Bull-Race) is famous across Kerala.

Vallapuzha
Vallappuzha
Kaalapparambu
Panchayath
Coordinates: 10°50′0″N 76°15′0″E / 10.83333°N 76.25000°E / 10.83333; 76.25000
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPalakkad
Government
 • TypeLocal
 • BodyGrama Panchayath
Area
 • Total21.64 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total28,018[1]
 • Density1,295/km2 (3,350/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
679336
Vehicle registrationKL-52

Demographics edit

 

As of 2011 India census, Vallapuzha had a population of 28,018 with 13,424 males and 14,594 females.[3]

Politics edit

 

Vallappuzha is part of Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency and Pattambi Legislative Assembly Constituency. It was a part of Valluvanad Taluk in Malabar District of Madras Presidency of British India. Late K T Mohammed was the first elected President of Vallappuzha Panchayath. He died on 16/08/1973.

Land Marks

Vallappuzha Railway station

Post office Vallappuzha

Fly Go Tours And Travels Vallapuzha

HSS VALLAPUZHA

State bank of India

Pearl Convention Centre Vallappuzha

Schools edit

  • Vallapuzha GHS
  • Vallappuzha HSS
  • Vallapuzha Yatheemkhana HS
  • Cherukode GLPS
  • Cherukode BVA LPS
  • Kuruvattoor AMLPS
  • Kuruvattoor KMLPS
  • Vallapuzha AMLPS
  • Vallapuzha KVLPS
  • Vallapuzha OALPS
  • Vallapuzha VCMLPS
  • Kuravattoor KCMUPS

[4]

Vallapuzha Grama Panchayat standing committee edit

  • 1 CHOLAMUKKU NK ABDUL LATHEEF- President
  • 2 THARAKKALPADI
  • 3 APPAMKANDAM
  • 4 KALAPARAMBU - CK BABU
  • 5 MECHERI - ABDUL RAHEEM
  • 6 CHOONGAPPILAVU - FOUSIYA IBRAHIM
  • 7 KIZHAKKEKARA (Kuruvattoor) - BINDU SANTHOSH
  • 8 ULLAMBUZHA bijisha unni
  • 9 MATTAYA
  • 10 CHERIKKALLU
  • 11 CHOORAKKODE
  • 12 PANCHARATHUPADI -
  • 13 RAILWAY STATION - PARAKKADAN RAFEEK
  • 14 YARAM
  • 15 PANNIYAMKUNNU
  • 16 MANAKKALPADI

[5]

Transport edit

Rail edit

It has a railway station in the Southern Railway network. Every passenger and express trains stop here. It is a station between Angadipuram and Shoranur in Nilambur–Shoranur railway line. There are train services to Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram cities also.

Air edit

Calicut International Airport, Cochin International Airport and are the nearest airports.

Bus edit

Pattambi, cherpulassery, shornur are the nearest Bus stands.

Climate edit

Climate data for Vallapuzha, Kerala
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.8
(91.0)
34.5
(94.1)
35.8
(96.4)
35.1
(95.2)
33.2
(91.8)
29.5
(85.1)
28.6
(83.5)
29.1
(84.4)
30.2
(86.4)
30.8
(87.4)
31.6
(88.9)
32.0
(89.6)
31.9
(89.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
23.2
(73.8)
24.8
(76.6)
25.7
(78.3)
25.2
(77.4)
23.6
(74.5)
22.9
(73.2)
23.5
(74.3)
23.5
(74.3)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
22.4
(72.3)
23.7
(74.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2
(0.1)
12
(0.5)
27
(1.1)
103
(4.1)
211
(8.3)
566
(22.3)
687
(27.0)
349
(13.7)
203
(8.0)
264
(10.4)
136
(5.4)
23
(0.9)
2,583
(101.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India". 21 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Schools in Vallapuzha - Palakkad district of Kerala".
  5. ^ "Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department".
  6. ^ "CLIMATE: Vallapuzha", Climate-Data.org. Web: [1].

External links edit