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href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottapp%C4%81lam" title="Ottappālam – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Ottappālam" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottappalam" title="Ottappalam – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ottappalam" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottappalam" title="Ottappalam – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ottappalam" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85" title="اوتاپالام – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="اوتاپالام" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE" title="ओट्टपालम – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="ओट्टपालम" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE" title="ওত্তাপ্পালম – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="ওত্তাপ্পালম" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" 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data-title="Ottappalam" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%93%E0%AC%A4%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%A4%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%B2%E0%AC%AE" title="ଓତ୍ତାପଲମ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଓତ୍ତାପଲମ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE" title="ओट्टापालम – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="ओट्टापालम" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a 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org">Ottapalam</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category">Town</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ottapalam_near_Bustand.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ottapalam bus stand"><img alt="Ottapalam bus stand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ottapalam_near_Bustand.jpg/250px-Ottapalam_near_Bustand.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="233" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ottapalam_near_Bustand.jpg/375px-Ottapalam_near_Bustand.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Ottapalam_near_Bustand.jpg/500px-Ottapalam_near_Bustand.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2480" data-file-height="2312" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Ottapalam bus stand</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style 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href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ottapalam&params=10.77_N_76.38_E_type:city(53790)_region:IN-KL"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°46′N</span> <span class="longitude">76°23′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.77°N 76.38°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.77; 76.38</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/States_and_territories_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="States and territories of India">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_districts_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of districts of India">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Palakkad_district" title="Palakkad district">Palakkad</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala Legislature">Assembly</a> constituency</th><td class="infobox-data">Ottapalam</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Body</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">Municipality</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_(India)" title="Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)">MLA</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Adv. K. Premkumar</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Chairperson" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairperson">Chairperson</a></th><td class="infobox-data">K Janaki Devi</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">32.7 km<sup>2</sup> (12.6 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">54 m (177 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2011)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">53,790</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Rank</th><td class="infobox-data">2nd in <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_district" title="Palakkad district">Palakkad district</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,600/km<sup>2</sup> (4,300/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Languages<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B5:30" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+5:30">UTC+5:30</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indian_Standard_Time" title="Indian Standard Time">IST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_Index_Number" title="Postal Index Number">PIN code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">679 101-679 104</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Telephone code</th><td class="infobox-data">0466</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plate" title="Vehicle registration plate">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">KL-51</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Human_sex_ratio" title="Human sex ratio">Sex ratio</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1000:1121 <a href="/wiki/Male" title="Male">♂</a>/<a href="/wiki/Female" title="Female">♀</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Literacy_Rate" class="mw-redirect" title="Literacy Rate">Literacy Rate</a></th><td class="infobox-data">91%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ottapalammunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/">www<wbr />.ottapalammunicipality<wbr />.lsgkerala<wbr />.gov<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ottapalam</b> (also spelled <b>Ottappalam</b>) is a town, taluk and municipality in the <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_district" title="Palakkad district">Palakkad District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kerala,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerala, India">Kerala, India</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the administrative headquarters of the Ottapalam taluk.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ottapalam is located about 34 km (21 mi) from district headquarters <a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a>. Ottapalam is located along the banks of <a href="/wiki/Bharathapuzha" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharathapuzha">Bharathapuzha</a>, second longest river of the state. </p><p>It is one of the major commercial centres in the district. It is also one of the major filming locations in Kerala.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Empty_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span"><b>This section is empty.</b> You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area was formerly known as <i>Ayirur Thekkummuri</i> Desam. The present-day Ottapalam, <a href="/wiki/Pattambi" title="Pattambi">Pattambi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cherpulassery" title="Cherpulassery">Cherpulassery</a> areas were part of the medieval <i>Nedunganad</i> kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-Otph_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Otph-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Nedunganathiripad</i> (<a href="/wiki/Nedungadi" title="Nedungadi">Nedungadi</a>) was the main ruler of <i>Nedunganad</i>. The headquarters was at Makovilakam near Kodikunnu, Chembulangad. <i>Nedunaganad</i> was ruled by the <a href="/wiki/Nair" title="Nair">Nairs</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kavalappara" class="mw-redirect" title="Kavalappara">Kavalappara</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Thrikkadeeri-I" title="Thrikkadeeri-I">Thrikkadeeri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kannambra" title="Kannambra">Kannambra</a>, Vattakkavil Perumbada under the leadership of <i>Nedunganathiripad</i>. Ottappalam was the administrative area of Thrikkadeeri Nair. Its north side starts at Ayirur-Vadakkummuri near <a href="/wiki/Mannarkkad" title="Mannarkkad">Mannarkkad</a> and ends at Ayirur-Thekkummuri.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After passing Ayirur-Thekkummuri, crossing the 'Ottapalam of Kanniyampuram river', then it comes the place to pay a toll for Kavalappara Nair. </p><p>Around 1487 AD, the region was annexed to the kingdom of the <a href="/wiki/Zamorin_of_Calicut" class="mw-redirect" title="Zamorin of Calicut">Zamorin of Calicut</a>. The Zamorin appointed his chieftain at <a href="/wiki/Kavalappara" class="mw-redirect" title="Kavalappara">Kavalappara</a> <i>Kovilakam</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-Otph_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Otph-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the long rule of the <a href="/wiki/Zamorin_of_Calicut" class="mw-redirect" title="Zamorin of Calicut">Zamorin of Calicut</a>, it became a part of the <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Mysore" title="Kingdom of Mysore">Kingdom of Mysore</a> around 1766.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It came under the rule of <a href="/wiki/East_India_Company" title="East India Company">East India Company</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Seringapatam" title="Treaty of Seringapatam">Treaty of Seringapatam</a> in 1792. The British formed the <a href="/wiki/Malabar_District" title="Malabar District">Malabar District</a> and built their headquarters at <a href="/wiki/Kozhikode" title="Kozhikode">Kozhikode</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The headquarters of <a href="/wiki/North_Malabar" title="North Malabar">North Malabar</a> was at <a href="/wiki/Thalassery" title="Thalassery">Thalassery</a> and that of <a href="/wiki/South_Malabar" title="South Malabar">South Malabar</a> was at <a href="/wiki/Cherpulassery" title="Cherpulassery">Cherpulassery</a>. The headquarters of <a href="/wiki/South_Malabar" title="South Malabar">South Malabar</a> was later changed to Ottapalam.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ottapalam was a part of <a href="/wiki/Perinthalmanna_taluk" title="Perinthalmanna taluk">Walluvanad Taluk</a> of Malappuram Revenue Division in <a href="/wiki/Malabar_District" title="Malabar District">Malabar District</a> with its Taluk headquarters at <a href="/wiki/Perinthalmanna" title="Perinthalmanna">Perinthalmanna</a> during <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British Raj</a>. The railway was installed and the town was renamed as Ottappalam. The South Malabar Special Court started functioning at Ottappalam by 1880, and with that Ottappalam became the common name for the town. Gradually, the name Ayirur-Thekkummuri was confined to the land records. </p><p>Before Indian Independence, present-day Kerala state was scattered in <a href="/wiki/South_Canara" title="South Canara">South Canara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malabar_District" title="Malabar District">Malabar</a> Districts of <a href="/wiki/British_Raj" title="British Raj">British India</a> and two princely states namely <a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Cochin" title="Kingdom of Cochin">Cochin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Travancore" title="Travancore">Travancore</a>. The first All-Kerala conference of <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> was held in 1921 at Ottapalam, which was the then capital of <a href="/wiki/South_Malabar" title="South Malabar">South Malabar</a>, on the bank of the river <a href="/wiki/Bharathappuzha" title="Bharathappuzha">Bharathappuzha</a>, which also later demanded a separate state for the <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>-speaking regions in future Independent India. <a href="/wiki/Kerala_Pradesh_Congress_Committee" title="Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee">Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee</a> was formed in that conference. Before that, Malabar District, Cochin, and Travancore had separate Congress committees. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ottapalam is located at <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Ottapalam&params=10.77_N_76.38_E_"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">10°46′N</span> <span class="longitude">76°23′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">10.77°N 76.38°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">10.77; 76.38</span></span></span></a></span></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has an average elevation of 54 m (177 ft). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Ottapalam, Kerala </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.8<br />(91.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.5<br />(94.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.8<br />(96.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.1<br />(95.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF9900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.2<br />(91.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.6<br />(83.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFCC33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(84.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.2<br />(86.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.8<br />(87.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.6<br />(88.9) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.0<br />(89.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFBB33; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">31.9<br />(89.5) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.3<br />(72.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.8<br />(76.6) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.7<br />(78.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFF88; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.2<br />(77.4) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.9<br />(73.2) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.7) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.4<br />(72.3) </td> <td style="background: #FFFFAA; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.7<br />(74.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #FCFCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2<br />(0.1) </td> <td style="background: #EBEBFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12<br />(0.5) </td> <td style="background: #D6D6FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27<br />(1.1) </td> <td style="background: #6060FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">103<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #0000C3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">211<br />(8.3) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">566<br />(22.3) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">687<br />(27.0) </td> <td style="background: #000030; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">349<br />(13.7) </td> <td style="background: #0000C5; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">203<br />(8.0) </td> <td style="background: #000074; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">264<br />(10.4) </td> <td style="background: #2D2DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">136<br />(5.4) </td> <td style="background: #DCDCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23<br />(0.9) </td> <td style="background: #0000B7; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,583<br />(101.8) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Climate-Data.org<sup id="cite_ref-Climate-Data.org_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Climate-Data.org-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Otp_mini_civil.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c5/Otp_mini_civil.jpg/220px-Otp_mini_civil.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c5/Otp_mini_civil.jpg/330px-Otp_mini_civil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c5/Otp_mini_civil.jpg/440px-Otp_mini_civil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2415" data-file-height="1705" /></a><figcaption>Ottapalam Minicivil Station</figcaption></figure> <p>Ottapalam is sub district of the <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Palakkad District">Palakkad District</a>. Over the last 10 years, the population growth has been 9.2%. The town is listed in the top 18 most populous <a href="/wiki/Urban_Agglomeration" class="mw-redirect" title="Urban Agglomeration">Urban Agglomeration</a> in Kerala. The First Defence Park in India is established in Ottapalam KINFRA industrial park.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ottpalam_town4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Ottpalam_town4.jpg/220px-Ottpalam_town4.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Ottpalam_town4.jpg/330px-Ottpalam_town4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Ottpalam_town4.jpg/440px-Ottpalam_town4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2551" data-file-height="1511" /></a><figcaption>Ottapalam town area</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Palakkad-Ottapalam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Palakkad-Ottapalam.jpg/220px-Palakkad-Ottapalam.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Palakkad-Ottapalam.jpg/330px-Palakkad-Ottapalam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/Palakkad-Ottapalam.jpg/440px-Palakkad-Ottapalam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Paddy fields, Ottapalam</figcaption></figure> <p>The Ottapalam assembly constituency is part of <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_(Lok_Sabha_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency)">Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ottapalam_Taluk">Ottapalam Taluk</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Ottapalam Taluk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ottapalam is one of the six Taluks of <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_district" title="Palakkad district">Palakkad district</a>. </p> <div role="img" class="noresize" style="width: 250px; 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left:114.4px; top:52.9px"><a href="/wiki/Mannarkkad" title="Mannarkkad">Mannarkkad</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:157.1px; top:118.7px"><a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:120.7px; top:169.8px"><a href="/wiki/Alathur" title="Alathur">Alathur</a></div> <div style="position:absolute; left:172.5px; top:190.8px"><a href="/wiki/Chittur-Thathamangalam" title="Chittur-Thathamangalam">Chittur</a></div> </div> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Palakkad-Shoranur (<a href="/wiki/Kulappully" title="Kulappully">Kulappully</a>) State Highway passes through the town.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Government buses as well as private bus services operate between Ottapalam and other major towns, such as <a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thrissur" title="Thrissur">Thrissur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mannarkkad" title="Mannarkkad">Mannarkkad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pattambi" title="Pattambi">Pattambi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guruvayoor" class="mw-redirect" title="Guruvayoor">Guruvayoor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Perinthalmanna" title="Perinthalmanna">Perinthalmanna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvilwamala" title="Thiruvilwamala">Thiruvilwamala</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chelakkara" title="Chelakkara">Chelakkara</a> (through the Ottapalam-Mayanur Bridge, inaugurated on 22 January 2011).<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The town is served by the <a href="/wiki/Ottapalam_railway_station" title="Ottapalam railway station">Ottapalam railway station</a>, which lies between <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_Junction_railway_station" title="Palakkad Junction railway station">Palakkad</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shoranur_Junction" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoranur Junction">Shoranur Junction</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Jolarpettai%E2%80%93Shoranur_line" title="Jolarpettai–Shoranur line">Jolarpettai–Shoranur line</a>. Fifty Indian Railways trains stop at the station.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following people were either born in and/or are residents of Ottapalam: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ottapalam_Pappan" title="Ottapalam Pappan">Ottapalam Pappan</a>, Malayalam Drama and Film Actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gautham_Vasudev_Menon" title="Gautham Vasudev Menon">Gautham Vasudev Menon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Film" class="mw-redirect" title="Tamil Film">Tamil Film</a> director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Devassy" title="Stephen Devassy">Stephen Devassy</a>, pianist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lal_Jose" title="Lal Jose">Lal Jose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Malayalam film</a> director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anil_Radhakrishnan_Menon" title="Anil Radhakrishnan Menon">Anil Radhakrishnan Menon</a>, Malayalam film director</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unni_Mukundan" title="Unni Mukundan">Unni Mukundan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayalam_cinema" title="Malayalam cinema">Malayalam film</a> actor</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhaskar_Menon" title="Bhaskar Menon">Bhaskar Menon</a>, first Indian to head a multinational corporation, chairman of <a href="/wiki/Lever_Brothers" title="Lever Brothers">Lever Brothers</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Unilever" title="Unilever">Unilever</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._P._S._Menon" title="K. P. S. Menon">K. P. S. Menon</a>, first <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary_(India)" title="Foreign Secretary (India)">Foreign Secretary</a> of India. He also served pre-independence India as an Agent-General to China</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._G._K._Menon" title="M. G. K. Menon">M. G. K. Menon</a>, former Union Minister and Scientific Adviser in the <a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi" title="Rajiv Gandhi">Rajiv Gandhi</a> administration</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KP_Candeth" class="mw-redirect" title="KP Candeth">KP Candeth</a>, was a prominent Lieutenant General in the Indian army</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivshankar_Menon" title="Shivshankar Menon">Shivshankar Menon</a>, 4th <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(India)" title="National Security Advisor (India)">National Security Advisor</a> and 26th <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Secretary_(India)" title="Foreign Secretary (India)">foreign secretary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._P._Menon" title="V. P. Menon">V. P. Menon</a>, seniormost Indian officer in pre-independence <a href="/wiki/British_India" class="mw-redirect" title="British India">British India</a> administration</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._K._Narayanan" title="M. K. Narayanan">M. K. Narayanan</a>, the former chief of the Intelligence Bureau and former <a href="/wiki/National_Security_Advisor_(India)" title="National Security Advisor (India)">National Security Adviser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._Sankaran_Nair" title="K. Sankaran Nair">K. Sankaran Nair</a>, former director of <a href="/wiki/Research_and_Analysis_Wing" title="Research and Analysis Wing">Research and Analysis Wing</a> and former <a href="/wiki/High_Commissioner_of_India" class="mw-redirect" title="High Commissioner of India">High Commissioner of India</a> to Singapore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C._Venkataraman_Sundaram" title="C. Venkataraman Sundaram">C. 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href="/wiki/Ottapalam_railway_station" title="Ottapalam railway station">Ottapalam railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NSS_College,_Ottapalam" title="NSS College, Ottapalam">NSS College, Ottapalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottapalam_Assembly_constituency" title="Ottapalam Assembly constituency">Ottapalam Assembly constituency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ottapalam_Lok_Sabha_constituency" title="Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency">Ottapalam Lok Sabha constituency</a>(old)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ottapalam&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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panchayat)">Kuthannoor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kuthannur-I" title="Kuthannur-I">Kuthannur-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuthannur-II" title="Kuthannur-II">Kuthannur-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuzhalmannam_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuzhalmannam (gram panchayat)">Kuzhalmannam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kuzhalmannam-I" title="Kuzhalmannam-I">Kuzhalmannam-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuzhalmannam-II" title="Kuzhalmannam-II">Kuzhalmannam-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathur_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mathur (gram panchayat)">Mathur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mathur-I" title="Mathur-I">Mathur-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mathur-II" title="Mathur-II">Mathur-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perinkulam" title="Perinkulam">Perinkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peringottukurissi_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peringottukurissi (gram panchayat)">Peringottukurissi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Peringottukurissi-I" title="Peringottukurissi-I">Peringottukurissi-I</a>, <a 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title="Vadakkancheri-II">Vadakkancheri-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandazhy_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vandazhy (gram panchayat)">Vandazhy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mangalam_Dam,_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangalam Dam, Kerala">Mangalam Dam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vandazhi-I" title="Vandazhi-I">Vandazhi-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vandazhi-II" title="Vandazhi-II">Vandazhi-II</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Chittur" class="mw-redirect" title="Chittur">Chittur</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ayiloor_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ayiloor (gram panchayat)">Ayiloor</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ayiloor" title="Ayiloor">Ayiloor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kairady" title="Kairady">Kairady</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thiruvazhiyad" title="Thiruvazhiyad">Thiruvazhiyad</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eruthampathy_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eruthampathy (gram panchayat)">Eruthampathy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eruthempathy" title="Eruthempathy">Eruthempathy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kozhipathy" title="Kozhipathy">Kozhipathy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koduvayur_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Koduvayur (gram panchayat)">Koduvayur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Koduvayur-II" title="Koduvayur-II">Koduvayur-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollengode_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kollengode (gram panchayat)">Kollengode</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kollengode-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kollengode-I">Kollengode-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kollengode-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Kollengode-II">Kollengode-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhinjampara" title="Kozhinjampara">Kozhinjampara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Valiyavallampathy" title="Valiyavallampathy">Valiyavallampathy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthalamada_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Muthalamada (gram panchayat)">Muthalamada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Muthalamada-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Muthalamada-I">Muthalamada-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muthalamada-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Muthalamada-II">Muthalamada-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalleppilly_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nalleppilly (gram panchayat)">Nalleppilly (gram panchayat)</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nalleppilly" title="Nalleppilly">Nalleppilly</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chittur" class="mw-redirect" title="Chittur">Chittur</a> (Part), <a href="/wiki/Thekkedesom" title="Thekkedesom">Thekkedesom</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelliampathi" title="Nelliampathi">Nelliampathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nemmara_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nemmara (gram panchayat)">Nemmara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nemmara" title="Nemmara">Nemmara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vallanghy" class="mw-redirect" title="Vallanghy">Vallanghy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattencherry" class="mw-redirect" title="Pattencherry">Pattencherry</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pattanchery" title="Pattanchery">Pattanchery</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thathamangalam" class="mw-redirect" title="Thathamangalam">Thathamangalam</a> (Part))</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perumatty" title="Perumatty">Perumatty</a> (<a href="/wiki/Moolathara" title="Moolathara">Moolathara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vandithavalam" title="Vandithavalam">Vandithavalam</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakarapathy" title="Vadakarapathy">Vadakarapathy</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ozhalapathy" title="Ozhalapathy">Ozhalapathy</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mannarkad" class="mw-redirect" title="Mannarkad">Mannarkad</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agali_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Agali (gram panchayat)">Agali</a> (<a href="/wiki/Agali,_Palakkad" title="Agali, Palakkad">Agali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kallamala" title="Kallamala">Kallamala</a>, <a href="/wiki/Padavayal" title="Padavayal">Padavayal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palakkayam" title="Palakkayam">Palakkayam</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alanallur_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alanallur (gram panchayat)">Alanallur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alanallur-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Alanallur-I">Alanallur-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alanallur-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Alanallur-II">Alanallur-II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alanallur-III" class="mw-redirect" title="Alanallur-III">Alanallur-III</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanjirampuzha_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanjirampuzha (gram panchayat)">Kanjirampuzha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pottassery-I" title="Pottassery-I">Pottassery-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pottassery-II" title="Pottassery-II">Pottassery-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karimba_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Karimba (gram panchayat)">Karimba</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karimba-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Karimba-I">Karimba-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karimba-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Karimba-II">Karimba-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottappadam_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottappadam (gram panchayat)">Kottappadam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kottoppadam-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottoppadam-I">Kottoppadam-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kottoppadam-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottoppadam-II">Kottoppadam-II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kottoppadam-III" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottoppadam-III">Kottoppadam-III</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumaramputhur" title="Kumaramputhur">Kumaramputhur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Payyanadam" title="Payyanadam">Payyanadam</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannarkkad" title="Mannarkkad">Mannarkkad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mannarkad-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Mannarkad-I">Mannarkad-I</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholayar_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sholayar (gram panchayat)">Sholayar</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kottathara" title="Kottathara">Kottathara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sholayur" title="Sholayur">Sholayur</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tachampara" title="Tachampara">Tachampara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karakurissi" title="Karakurissi">Karakurissi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karimba-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Karimba-I">Karimba-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pottassery-II" title="Pottassery-II">Pottassery-II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thachampara" class="mw-redirect" title="Thachampara">Thachampara</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thachanattukara_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thachanattukara (gram panchayat)">Thachanattukara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Thachanattukara-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Thachanattukara-I">Thachanattukara-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thachanattukara-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Thachanattukara-II">Thachanattukara-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thenkara" title="Thenkara">Thenkara</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mannarkad-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Mannarkad-II">Mannarkad-II</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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class="mw-redirect" title="Kadampazhipuram-II">Kadampazhipuram-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karimpuzha_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Karimpuzha (gram panchayat)">Karimpuzha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Karimpuzha-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Karimpuzha-I">Karimpuzha-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karimpuzha-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Karimpuzha-II">Karimpuzha-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakkidiperur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lakkidiperur (page does not exist)">Lakkidiperur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Lakkidi-Perur-I" title="Lakkidi-Perur-I">Lakkidi-Perur-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lakkidi-Perur-II" title="Lakkidi-Perur-II">Lakkidi-Perur-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthuthala" title="Muthuthala">Muthuthala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ongallur_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ongallur (gram panchayat)">Ongallur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ongallur-I" title="Ongallur-I">Ongallur-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ongallur-II" title="Ongallur-II">Ongallur-II</a>)</li> 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href="/wiki/Thirumittacode-II" title="Thirumittacode-II">Thirumittacode-II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thirumittacode-I" title="Thirumittacode-I">Thirumittacode-I</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvegapura" class="mw-redirect" title="Thiruvegapura">Thiruvegapura</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Thrikkadeeri&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thrikkadeeri (page does not exist)">Thrikkadeeri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Thrikkadeeri-I" title="Thrikkadeeri-I">Thrikkadeeri-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thrikkadeeri-II" title="Thrikkadeeri-II">Thrikkadeeri-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrithala" title="Thrithala">Thrithala</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pattithara" title="Pattithara">Pattithara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thrithala" title="Thrithala">Thrithala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaniamkulam_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaniamkulam (gram panchayat)">Vaniamkulam</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vaniyamkulam-II" title="Vaniyamkulam-II">Vaniyamkulam-II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vaniyamkulam-I" 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title="Kannadi-I">Kannadi-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kannadi-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Kannadi-II">Kannadi-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kongad_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kongad (gram panchayat)">Kongad</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kongad-I" title="Kongad-I">Kongad-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kongad-II" title="Kongad-II">Kongad-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malampuzha_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Malampuzha (gram panchayat)">Malampuzha</a> (<a href="/wiki/Malampuzha-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Malampuzha-I">Malampuzha-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malampuzha-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Malampuzha-II">Malampuzha-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marutharode" title="Marutharode">Marutharode</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Maruthuroad&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Maruthuroad (page does not exist)">Maruthuroad</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mundur_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mundur (gram panchayat)">Mundur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mundur-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Mundur-I">Mundur-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mundur-II" class="mw-redirect" title="Mundur-II">Mundur-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parli_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Parli (gram panchayat)">Parli</a> (<a href="/wiki/Parli-I" title="Parli-I">Parli-I</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parli-II" title="Parli-II">Parli-II</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirayiri" title="Pirayiri">Pirayiri</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puduppariyaram&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Puduppariyaram (page does not exist)">Puduppariyaram</a> (<a href="/wiki/Puthuppariyaram-I" class="mw-redirect" title="Puthuppariyaram-I">Puthuppariyaram-I</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pudusseri_(gram_panchayat)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pudusseri (gram panchayat)">Pudusseri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pudussery_Central" title="Pudussery Central">Pudussery Central</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pudussery_East" title="Pudussery East">Pudussery East</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pudussery_West" title="Pudussery 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href="/wiki/Palakkad_district" title="Palakkad district">Palakkad</a> (excluding <a href="/wiki/Chittur-Thathamangalam" title="Chittur-Thathamangalam">Chittur Taluk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_district" title="Thrissur district">Thrissur</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chavakkad" title="Chavakkad">Chavakkad Taluk</a>&Parts of <a href="/wiki/Kodungallur" title="Kodungallur">Kodungallur</a> Taluk)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode" title="Kozhikode">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malappuram" title="Malappuram">Malappuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Municipal towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chavakkad" title="Chavakkad">Chavakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherpulassery" title="Cherpulassery">Cherpulassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feroke" title="Feroke">Feroke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guruvayur" title="Guruvayur">Guruvayur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koduvally" title="Koduvally">Koduvally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kondotty" title="Kondotty">Kondotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottakkal" title="Kottakkal">Kottakkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjeri" title="Manjeri">Manjeri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannarkkad" title="Mannarkkad">Mannarkkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukkam" title="Mukkam">Mukkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur" title="Nilambur">Nilambur</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ottapalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parappanangadi" title="Parappanangadi">Parappanangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattambi" title="Pattambi">Pattambi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perinthalmanna" title="Perinthalmanna">Perinthalmanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani" title="Ponnani">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanattukara" title="Ramanattukara">Ramanattukara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur" title="Shoranur">Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanur,_Malappuram" title="Tanur, Malappuram">Tanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirur" title="Tirur">Tirur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirurangadi" title="Tirurangadi">Tirurangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valanchery" title="Valanchery">Valanchery</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Census towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abdu_Rahiman_Nagar" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdu Rahiman Nagar">Abdu Rahiman Nagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alamkod,_Edappal" title="Alamkod, Edappal">Alamkode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alathur" title="Alathur">Alathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariyallur" title="Ariyallur">Ariyallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beypore" title="Beypore">Beypore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmakulam" title="Brahmakulam">Brahmakulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelannur" title="Chelannur">Chelannur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelembra" class="mw-redirect" title="Chelembra">Chelembra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheriyamundam" title="Cheriyamundam">Cheriyamundam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherukavu" title="Cherukavu">Cherukavu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheruvannur_Nallalam" title="Cheruvannur Nallalam">Cheruvannur Nallalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edakkazhiyur" title="Edakkazhiyur">Edakkazhiyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappal" title="Edappal">Edappal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elavally" title="Elavally">Elavally</a></li> <li>Hemambika Nagar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irimbiliyam" title="Irimbiliyam">Irimbiliyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iringaprom" title="Iringaprom">Iringaprom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadikkad" title="Kadikkad">Kadikkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakkodi" title="Kakkodi">Kakkodi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalady,_Malappuram" title="Kalady, Malappuram">Kalady</a></li> <li>Kannamangalam</li> <li>Karuvanthuruthy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kizhuparamba" title="Kizhuparamba">Kizhuparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodur,_Malappuram" title="Kodur, Malappuram">Kodur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koottilangadi" title="Koottilangadi">Koottilangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunnamangalam" title="Kunnamangalam">Kunnamangalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuruvattoor" title="Kuruvattoor">Kuruvattoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttikkattoor_and_Velliparamba" title="Kuttikkattoor and Velliparamba">Kuttikkattoor and Velliparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuttippuram" title="Kuttippuram">Kuttippuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maranchery" title="Maranchery">Maranchery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marutharode" title="Marutharode">Marutharode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mavoor" title="Mavoor">Mavoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalappara" title="Thalappara">Moonniyur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullassery" title="Mullassery">Mullassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthuthala" title="Muthuthala">Muthuthala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naduvattom,_Malappuram" title="Naduvattom, Malappuram">Naduvattom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nanmanda" title="Nanmanda">Nanmanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nannambra" title="Nannambra">Nannambra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neduva" title="Neduva">Neduva</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olavanna" title="Olavanna">Olavanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ongallur-I" title="Ongallur-I">Ongallur-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ongallur-II" title="Ongallur-II">Ongallur-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oorakam" title="Oorakam">Oorakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orumanayur" title="Orumanayur">Orumanayur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Othukkungal" title="Othukkungal">Othukkungal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallikkal_Bazar" title="Pallikkal Bazar">Pallikkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paluvai" title="Paluvai">Paluvai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantheeramkavu" title="Pantheeramkavu">Pantheeramkavu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parappur" title="Parappur">Parappur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pavaratty" title="Pavaratty">Pavaratty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perakam" title="Perakam">Perakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perumanna,_Kozhikode" title="Perumanna, Kozhikode">Perumanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perumanna-Klari" title="Perumanna-Klari">Perumanna-Klari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvallur" title="Peruvallur">Peruvallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvayal" title="Peruvayal">Peruvayal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirayiri" title="Pirayiri">Pirayiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponmundam" title="Ponmundam">Ponmundam</a></li> <li>Pookode</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poolacode" title="Poolacode">Poolacode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pudussery_Central" title="Pudussery Central">Pudussery Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pudussery_West" title="Pudussery West">Pudussery West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punnayur" title="Punnayur">Punnayur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Punnayurkulam" title="Punnayurkulam">Punnayurkulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puthuppariyaram,_Palakkad" title="Puthuppariyaram, Palakkad">Puthuppariyaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanalur" title="Tanalur">Tanalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thaikkad" title="Thaikkad">Thaikkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalakkad" title="Thalakkad">Thalakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalakkulathur" title="Thalakkulathur">Thalakkulathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalikulam" title="Thalikulam">Thalikulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumittacode-II" title="Thirumittacode-II">Thirumittacode-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrithala" title="Thrithala">Thrithala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chelari" class="mw-redirect" title="Chelari">Thenhipalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thennala" class="mw-redirect" title="Thennala">Thennala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirunavaya" title="Tirunavaya">Tirunavaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triprangode" title="Triprangode">Triprangode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkekad" title="Vadakkekad">Vadakkekad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadanappally" title="Vadanappally">Vadanappally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vaniyamkulam-II" title="Vaniyamkulam-II">Vaniyamkulam-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhayoor" class="mw-redirect" title="Vazhayoor">Vazhayoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vengara,_Malappuram_district" title="Vengara, Malappuram district">Vengara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venkitangu" title="Venkitangu">Venkitangu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venmanad" title="Venmanad">Venmanad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vylathur" title="Vylathur">Vylathur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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district">Mahe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malappuram_district" title="Malappuram district">Malappuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilgiris_district" title="Nilgiris district">Nilgiris</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad_district" title="Palakkad district">Palakkad</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_district" title="Thrissur district">Thrissur</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernakulam_district" title="Ernakulam district">Ernakulam</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_district" title="Kollam district">Kollam</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_district" title="Thiruvananthapuram district">Thiruvananthapuram</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayanad_district" title="Wayanad district">Wayanad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_tehsils_in_India" class="mw-redirect" title="List of tehsils in India">Taluks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: transparent; text-align: left/center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alathur" title="Alathur">Alathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chavakkad" title="Chavakkad">Chavakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chirayinkeezhu" title="Chirayinkeezhu">Chirayinkeezhu</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chittur-Thathamangalam" title="Chittur-Thathamangalam">Chittur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eranad_Taluk" class="mw-redirect" title="Eranad Taluk">Eranad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudalur_taluk" title="Gudalur taluk">Gudalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iritty" title="Iritty">Iritty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannur" title="Kannur">Kannur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodungallur" title="Kodungallur">Kodungallur</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam" title="Kollam">Kollam</a> (part)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kondotty_Taluk" class="mw-redirect" title="Kondotty Taluk">Kondotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koyilandy" title="Koyilandy">Koyilandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode" title="Kozhikode">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mananthavady" title="Mananthavady">Mananthavady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannarkkad" title="Mannarkkad">Mannarkkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur" title="Nilambur">Nilambur</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ottapalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandalur_taluk" title="Pandalur taluk">Pandalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattambi" title="Pattambi">Pattambi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perinthalmanna_taluk" title="Perinthalmanna taluk">Perinthalmanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani_taluk" title="Ponnani taluk">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sultan_Bathery" title="Sultan Bathery">Sultan Bathery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taliparamba" title="Taliparamba">Taliparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalassery" title="Thalassery">Thalassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thamarassery" title="Thamarassery">Thamarassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirur_Taluk" title="Tirur Taluk">Tirur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirurangadi" title="Tirurangadi">Tirurangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatakara" title="Vatakara">Vatakara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vythiri" title="Vythiri">Vythiri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_Corporations_in_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal Corporations in Kerala">Municipal Corporations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: transparent; text-align: left/center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kozhikode Municipal Corporation">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannur_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kannur Municipal Corporation">Kannur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kochi_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kochi Municipal Corporation">Kochi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fort_Kochi" title="Fort Kochi">Fort Kochi</a> area only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Municipal_Corporation" title="Kollam Municipal Corporation">Kollam Municipal Corporation</a> (<a href="/wiki/Thangassery" class="mw-redirect" title="Thangassery">Thangassery</a> area only)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Municipalities_of_Kerala" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipalities of Kerala">Municipalities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: transparent; text-align: left/center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anthoor" title="Anthoor">Anthoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chavakkad" title="Chavakkad">Chavakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherpulassery" title="Cherpulassery">Cherpulassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feroke" title="Feroke">Feroke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gudalur,_Nilgiris" title="Gudalur, Nilgiris">Gudalur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guruvayur" title="Guruvayur">Guruvayur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iritty" title="Iritty">Iritty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpetta" title="Kalpetta">Kalpetta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koduvally" title="Koduvally">Koduvally</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kondotty" title="Kondotty">Kondotty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuthuparamba" title="Kuthuparamba">Kuthuparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottakkal" title="Kottakkal">Kottakkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koyilandy" title="Koyilandy">Koyilandy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mah%C3%A9,_India" title="Mahé, India">Mahe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malappuram" title="Malappuram">Malappuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjeri" title="Manjeri">Manjeri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannarkkad" title="Mannarkkad">Mannarkkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattanur" title="Mattanur">Mattanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mukkam" title="Mukkam">Mukkam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilambur" title="Nilambur">Nilambur</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ottapalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad" title="Palakkad">Palakkad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panoor" title="Panoor">Panoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parappanangadi" title="Parappanangadi">Parappanangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattambi" title="Pattambi">Pattambi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payyanur" title="Payyanur">Payyanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perinthalmanna" title="Perinthalmanna">Perinthalmanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani" title="Ponnani">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanattukara" title="Ramanattukara">Ramanattukara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoranur" title="Shoranur">Shoranur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sreekandapuram" title="Sreekandapuram">Sreekandapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanur,_Malappuram" title="Tanur, Malappuram">Tanur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thalassery" title="Thalassery">Thalassery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taliparamba" title="Taliparamba">Taliparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirur" title="Tirur">Tirur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirurangadi" title="Tirurangadi">Tirurangadi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valanchery" title="Valanchery">Valanchery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatakara" title="Vatakara">Vatakara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background: transparent; text-align: left/center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alakode,_Kannur_district" title="Alakode, Kannur district">Alakode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alathur" title="Alathur">Alathur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amini,_India" title="Amini, India">Amini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchuthengu" title="Anchuthengu">Anchuthengu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrott" title="Andrott">Andrott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angadipuram" 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