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 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]
As of 2001[update] India census, Vallikkunnu had a population of 22853 with 11057 males and 11796 females.[1] It comes under Thirurangadi thaluk. The northern boundary is Kadalundi river and southern side with Parappanangadi Municipality. The village has a coastline of 8 kilometers with arabian sea in the west. The east is covered with Chelembra, Tenhipalam and Moonniyoor Panchayaths.[5][6]
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 Muziris (Muchiri) in the Chera Kingdom (Keprobotos), modern day India on the Malabar Coast.[22][23] The exact location of the port is still unknown, modernday Kadalundi Nagaram, Ponnani, Tanur, and Pantalayani Kollam[24] are often identified as Tyndis located in the Sangam ageTamil 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
Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat
Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 23 wards:[25]
^According to Pliny the Elder, goods from India were sold in the Empire at 100 times their original purchase price. See
^Bostock, John (1855). "26 (Voyages to India)". Pliny the Elder, The Natural History. London: Taylor and Francis.
^Indicopleustes, Cosmas (1897). Christian Topography. 11. United Kingdom: The Tertullian Project. pp. 358–373.
^Das, Santosh Kumar (2006). The Economic History of Ancient India. Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd. p. 301.
^Jonathan Goldstein (1999). The Jews of China. M. E. Sharpe. p. 123. ISBN9780765601049.
^Edward Simpson; Kai Kresse (2008). Struggling with History: Islam and Cosmopolitanism in the Western Indian Ocean. Columbia University Press. p. 333. ISBN978-0-231-70024-5. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
^Uri M. Kupferschmidt (1987). The Supreme Muslim Council: Islam Under the British Mandate for Palestine. Brill. pp. 458–459. ISBN978-90-04-07929-8. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^Husain Raṇṭattāṇi (2007). Mappila Muslims: A Study on Society and Anti Colonial Struggles. Other Books. pp. 179–. ISBN978-81-903887-8-8. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^Prange, Sebastian R. Monsoon Islam: Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 98.
^Pg 58, Cultural heritage of Kerala: an introduction, A. Sreedhara Menon, East-West Publications, 1978
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This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 VallikkunnuvillageKadalundi Bird Sanctuary is located in the Balathiruthi Island clusters of VallikkunnuVallikkunnuLocation in Kerala IndiaShow map of KeralaVallikkunnuVallikkunnu India Show map of IndiaCoordinates 11 8 0 N 75 50 0 E 11 13333 N 75 83333 E 11 13333 75 83333 Coordinates 11 8 0 N 75 50 0 E 11 13333 N 75 83333 E 11 13333 75 83333CountryIndiaStateKeralaDistrictMalappuramElevation2 m 7 ft Population 2001 Total22 853Languages OfficialMalayalam EnglishTime zoneUTC 5 30 IST PIN673314Telephone code0494Vehicle registrationKL 55 KL 65Nearest cityKozhikodeLok Sabha constituencyMalappuramVidhan Sabha constituencyVallikkunnuClimateModerate Koppen 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 Contents 1 Demographics 2 History 3 Wards of Vallikkunnu 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesDemographics EditAs of 2001 update India census Vallikkunnu had a population of 22853 with 11057 males and 11796 females 1 It comes under Thirurangadi thaluk The northern boundary is Kadalundi river and southern side with Parappanangadi Municipality The village has a coastline of 8 kilometers with arabian sea in the west The east is covered with Chelembra Tenhipalam and Moonniyoor Panchayaths 5 6 History Edit Names routes and locations of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea 1st century CE Mangrove plantation at Vallikunnu Vallikkunnu Kadalundi Chaliyam Beypore had trade relations with foreign countries like Rome and Arabia since the era of king Solomon Tyndis which was a major center of trade next only to Muziris between the Cheras and the Roman Empire is identified with Kadalundi 7 Pliny the Elder 1st century CE states that the port of Tyndis was located at the northwestern border of Keprobotos Chera dynasty 8 The North Malabar region which lies north of the port at Tyndis was ruled by the kingdom of Ezhimala during Sangam period 9 According to the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea a region known as Limyrike began at Naura and Tyndis However the Ptolemy mentions only Tyndis as the Limyrike s starting point The region probably ended at Kanyakumari it thus roughly corresponds to the present day Malabar Coast The value of Rome s annual trade with the region was estimated at around 50 000 000 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 Legend of Cheraman Perumals the first Indian mosque was built in 624 AD at Kodungallur with the mandate of the last the ruler the Cheraman Perumal of Chera dynasty who converted to Islam during the lifetime of Prophet Muhammad c 570 632 14 15 16 17 According to Qissat Shakarwati Farmad the Masjids at Kodungallur Kollam Madayi Barkur Mangalore Kasaragod Kannur 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 Muziris Muchiri in the Chera Kingdom Keprobotos modern day India on the Malabar Coast 22 23 The exact location of the port is still unknown modernday Kadalundi Nagaram Ponnani Tanur and Pantalayani Kollam 24 are often identified as Tyndis located in the Sangam age 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 Edit Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat is composed of the following 23 wards 25 Ward no Name Ward no Name1 Kadalundi Nagaram North 2 Keezhayil3 Navajeevan 4 Balathiruthi5 Anayarangadi 6 Madathil Purayi7 Kizhakkemala 8 Olipram9 Paruthikkad 10 Pottenkuzhi11 Kacherikunnu 12 Karumarakkad13 Kodakkad East 14 Kodakkad South15 Kodakkad West 16 Ariyallur East17 Madhavanandam 18 Ariyallur South19 Ariyallur Beach 20 Ariyallur North21 Anangadi South 22 Anangadi23 Kadalundi NagaramSee also EditParappanangadi Chelari Tenhipalam Chelembra Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Kadalundi Vallikkunnu Community Reserve ChaliyarExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vallikkunnu References Edit a b Registrar General amp Census Commissioner India Census of India Villages with population 5000 amp above Retrieved 10 December 2008 വള ള ക ക ന ന ഗ ര മപഞ ച യത ത Mathrubhumi a b ആ ച ള വ ള പ ന ന യ പ ന ന യ Mathrubhumi 17 June 2019 Retrieved 19 December 2020 Kadalundi Vallikkunnu community reserve www onmanorama com 4 April 2018 Retrieved 25 July 2020 CEO Kerala Malappuram www ceo kerala gov in Charamparambu ii Vallikkunnu Panchayat Malappuram District Kerala India Kerala Tourism a b Coastal Histories Society and Ecology in Pre modern India Yogesh Sharma Primus Books 2010 Gurukkal R amp Whittaker D 2001 In search of Muziris Journal of Roman Archaeology 14 334 350 A Shreedhara Menon A Survey of Kerala History According to Pliny the Elder goods from India were sold in the Empire at 100 times their original purchase price See 1 Bostock John 1855 26 Voyages to India Pliny the Elder The Natural History London Taylor and Francis Indicopleustes Cosmas 1897 Christian Topography 11 United Kingdom The Tertullian Project pp 358 373 Das Santosh Kumar 2006 The Economic History of Ancient India Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd p 301 Jonathan Goldstein 1999 The Jews of China M E Sharpe p 123 ISBN 9780765601049 Edward Simpson Kai Kresse 2008 Struggling with History Islam and Cosmopolitanism in the Western Indian Ocean Columbia University Press p 333 ISBN 978 0 231 70024 5 Retrieved 24 July 2012 Uri M Kupferschmidt 1987 The Supreme Muslim Council Islam Under the British Mandate for Palestine Brill pp 458 459 ISBN 978 90 04 07929 8 Retrieved 25 July 2012 Husain Raṇṭattaṇi 2007 Mappila Muslims A Study on Society and Anti Colonial Struggles Other Books pp 179 ISBN 978 81 903887 8 8 Retrieved 25 July 2012 Prange Sebastian R Monsoon Islam Trade and Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast Cambridge University Press 2018 98 Pg 58 Cultural heritage of Kerala an introduction A Sreedhara Menon East West Publications 1978 a b Mheshwari S Uma Thrippadidaanam Mathrubhumi Books pp 41 53 ISBN 978 81 8265 947 6 See page 4 in Madras Presidency Records 1915 Supt Government Press Madras The official web portal of Government of Kerala History Kerala gov in Archived from the original on 9 October 2012 Retrieved 21 September 2012 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 History Archived 2012 10 09 at the Wayback Machine Wards of Vallikkunnu sec kerala gov in Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vallikkunnu amp oldid 1117009171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
