| Kattippara | |
| Native Name: | Kattippara |
| Native Name Lang: | ml |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.3611°N 76.0097°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kozhikode |
| Leader Title1: | Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name1: | M K Raghavan |
| Leader Title2: | MLA (Koduvally) |
| Leader Name2: | MK Muneer |
| Leader Title3: | Panchayath President |
| Leader Name3: | Premji James |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.29 |
| Population Total: | 30123 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 673573 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1000:1040 ♂/♀ |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 88% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Kozhikode |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Koduvally |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | pleasant (Köppen) |
Kattippara (Hard Rock in Malayalam) often called as Kattipara, is a Panchayat in Kozhikode district, Kerala.[1] It is located about 10 km from Thamarassery town. It is a village with a lot of hilly areas. As the name indicates, it is famous for hard rocks which we can find everywhere in this village. The adjacent villages are Thalayad, Chamal, Kolikkal, Unnikulam, Puthupadi and Thamarassery.
The name 'Kattipara' was formed from hard rocks which were used by the early occupants of this area and the people who came from other places for agriculture and other people. The early occupants of Kattipara were tribals. then different migrants from different religions came in the 1940s they set up houses and started different agriculture.
The major source of income in this village is agriculture. Majority of the population depend on the agriculture crops such as rubber, coconut, arecanut, ginger, pepper etc. A very minority only depend on business and government jobs. There are many self-help groups, small scale industries and a kudumba shree units active in this place. Other major sources of the people are products of agriculture, daily wagers, constructions and other businesses.
The major tourist places in this village are Kualamala and Amaradu Mala which are good for trekking and sightseeing. Wild animals like monkeys, deers, wild pigs, wild buffaloes and a large variety of insects and birds are found in the innermost forest area of both Kulamala and Amarad.
Kattippara has a generally cool humid climate with a very hot season extending from March to May. The average annual rainfall is more than 3500 mm and it is the highest rain fall in this region.
Population consists of mainly Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities.
Nazareth LP School, Kattippara
Holy Family Higher Secondary School and Nazareth LP & U.P. School are the major educational institutions (are aided) in this village and students from nearby places also depend on these schools for their formal and secondary education. Other than these institutions there are preliminary schools, KGs and anganavadis.
The Kattipara Gram Panchayath is the major government institution in this locality which has Thamarassery, Poonor, Puthupadi and Thalayad as its borders. Other institutions include Kattipara Veterinary Hospital, Government Homeo Dispensory,Government Ayurveda Dispensory,Public Health Centre(PHC), Akshaya e kendra, branches of various banks,ATM,Bharat Petroleum pump etc.
Kattippara village connects to other parts of India through Calicut city on the west and Thamarassery town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Kozhikode and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Adivaram connects to Kalpetta, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.