Morazha Explained

Morazha
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.987°N 75.349°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Governing Body:Anthoor Municipality
Leader Title:Village Officer
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:4389
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:670331
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0497278****
Registration Plate:KL-13, KL-59
Blank1 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank1 Info Sec1:1073 /
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Kannur
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Taliparamba
Blank4 Name Sec1:Civic agency
Blank4 Info Sec1:Village
Iso Code:IN-KL

Morazha is a village of Anthoor Municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] Before formation of Anthoor Municipality this village was part of Thaliparamba Municipality. Though part of a Municipal Town, Morazha remains like a village.

The landscape of Morazha village comprises paddy fields and hilltop areas. This village have five major portions viz. Morazha Central, Vellikkeel, Panneri, Kanool and Punnakkulangara. While being part of a Municipal Town, the people of this village solely depends the towns in Cherukunnu and Kannapuram for their routine needs. Most of the people are employed at said towns.[2]

Geography

Morazha is located at .[3] It has an average elevation of 1 metres (3 feet).

Demographics

According to the 2001 India census,[4] Morazha had a population of 4, 389.

History

Morazha Protest

The KPCC called the people of Malabar to observe Anti-Imperialist Day on 15 September 1940. It was disapproved by the High Command of Congress, but meetings and demonstrations were held in North Malabar area on that day. The centre of this agitation was Morazha. Two young men and 23 others were killed in a clash between a mob and a police party at Morazha. The young men were two police officers Sub-Inspector K.M Kuttikrishna Menon and Constable Raman. Communist leader K.P.R. Gopalan was sentenced to death for murder in connection with this incident, but due to pressure from Mahatma Gandhi and others, the sentence was never carried out. The Quit India Movement also echoed in Morazha. A socialist group among the Congress workers under K.B. Menon, provided leadership to the movement.[5] [6]

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Transportation

The national highway passes through Dharmashala junction. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway stations are Kannapuram and Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morazha Village Office Official Web Portal . 2024-06-29 . village.kerala.gov.in.
  2. Web site: Kannur.gov.in : Villages of Kannur District. 2010-07-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180227054908/http://kannur.gov.in/village.htm. 27 February 2018. dead.
  3. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/13/Pappinisseri.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Pappinisseri
  4. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  5. News: Parameswaran . VB . 2015-10-25 . KERALA: CPI(M) Scores Victory in Local Body Elections . 2024-06-29 . People's Democracy.
  6. https://ras.org.in/index.php?Article=aspects_of_the_peasant_movement_in_malabar_an_interview_with_e_k_nayanar