Ramapuram | |
Settlement Type: | Gramapanchayat |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 10.9972°N 76.1458°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Malappuram |
Named For: | Temple of lord Sri Rama |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Malappuram, Perinthalmanna |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Malappuram |
Ramapuram is a suburb of Malappuram in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] Ramapuram is 8 km from the district HQ city Malappuram towards Palakkad on National Highway-966.The Malappuram showrooms of both TOYOTA[2] [3] and NISSAN[4] are located at Panangangara, Ramapuram in Puzhakkattiri. Temples of lord Sri Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharatha and Sathrughna are within a range of two kilo meters. During Karkidaka month of Malayalam calendar (known as Ramayana month)thousands of devotees from across Kerala come here for Nalambala Darshan (offering prayers at temples of Rama and his brothers in a single day). Now efforts are being done to recover the lost Sita Devi (wife of Rama) temple.
Ekadasi (eleventh lunar day) of Malayalam calendar month kumbham generally comes in feb- march is the celebration day for all Ramapuram natives.