Ramapuram, Malappuram Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://malappuram.nic.in/vip.html Members of Rajya Sabha - Malappuram district
  2. Web site: Amana Toyota - Contact Us . www.amanatoyota.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120111110637/http://www.amanatoyota.com/contact2.html . 2012-01-11.
  3. Web site: Amana Toyota in Ramapuram, Malappuram - Maps of India.
  4. Web site: :: EVM Nissan :: . www.evmnissan.co.in . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110507032058/http://www.evmnissan.co.in/showrooms.html . 2011-05-07.