Mudappallur Explained

Mudappallur
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:10.588°N 76.5161°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Name2:Palakkad
Governing Body:Vandazhy Panchayat.
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:678705
Area Code:91 4922
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Registration Plate:KL-9, KL-49
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Thrissur (33 km away)
Palakkad (34 km away)
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Alathur
Blank3 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Alathur

Mudappallur is a village in the Palakkad district of the state of Kerala in India. It is a small locality comes under the Vandazhi-II village, Alathur Taluk. Mudappallur's Postal Index Number is 678705.[1] [2]

Location

Mudappallur is situated in State Highway 58 (SH 58) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Vadakkancherry and ends in Pollachi. Mudappallur is located 5 km away from Vadakkencherry and 10 km from Alathur. Mangalam Dam is 10 km nearer to this area which is a place of tourist interest. Nelliambathy, the tourist hill station, is 38 km from Mudappallur.

Educational institutions

Government High School, NSS UP School and lions college of science are the three institute of this place.

Temples

The two important temples of the village are Azhikulangara Bhagavathi temple[3] and Lord Shiva temple.[4] Sree cheerumba Baghavathy temple at Payyaroad, Sree Cheermba Kavu, Kunnu parambu, Sree Subramanyan temple, Panthaparambu, Sree Angala Parameswari Temple, Manalodi, Panthaparambu, Sree Mariyamman temple, Manalodi and Mathur are other temples at Mudappallur.

Festival

Mudappallur vela or Azhikulangara Bhagavathi vela celebrated on 22 May of each year.Fireworks, Panchavadhyam, Chenda melam are the main attractions of the festival. Sree Sastha from Lord Shiva temple visiting Bagavathy is the myth of the festival

Mosques

Mudappallur has two mosques, Salafi Masjid operated by Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen and a Sunnathu Jam'ath Masjid operated by Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.old.kerala.gov.in/dept_survey/resurv_villages.htm
  2. Web site: Kerala Villages >Palakkad . Kerala.com . 20 January 2019 .
  3. http://www.devaswom.com/le188769/sree-azhikulangara-bhagavathi-temple-mudappallur-palakkad-kerala/ Sree Azhikulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Mudappallur, Palakkad, Kerala | Devaswom.com
  4. http://enchantingkerala.org/kerala-temples/azhikulangara-bhagavathy-temple.php