Ottapalam | |
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Town | |
 Ottapalam bus stand | |
  Ottapalam Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates:10°46′N76°23′E / 10.77°N 76.38°E /10.77; 76.38 | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Assembly constituency | Ottapalam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipality |
| • MLA | Adv. K. Premkumar |
| • Chairperson | K Janaki Devi |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 54 m (177 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 53,790 |
| • Rank | 2nd inPalakkad district |
| • Density | 1,640/km2 (4,260/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN code | 679 101-679 104 |
| Telephone code | 0466 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-51 |
| Sex ratio | 1000:1121♂/♀ |
| Literacy Rate | 91% |
| Website | www |
Ottapalam (also spelledOttappalam) is a town, taluk, and municipality in thePalakkad District ofKerala, India.[2] It is the administrative headquarters of Ottapalam taluk[3] and is located approximately 34 km (21 mi) from thePalakkad (district HQ), along the banks of theBharathapuzha River, the second-longest river in the state.
It is one of the major commercial centres in the district. It is also one of the major filming locations in Kerala.[4][5]
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The area was formerly known asAyirur Thekkummuri Desam. The present-day Ottapalam,Pattambi andCherpulassery areas were part of the medievalNedunganad kingdom.[6]Nedunganathiripad (Nedungadi) was the main ruler ofNedunganad. The headquarters was at Makovilakam near Kodikunnu, Chembulangad.Nedunaganad was ruled by theNairs ofKavalappara,[7]Thrikkadeeri,Kannambra, Vattakkavil Perumbada under the leadership ofNedunganathiripad. Ottappalam was the administrative area of Thrikkadeeri Nair. Its north side starts at Ayirur-Vadakkummuri nearMannarkkad and ends at Ayirur-Thekkummuri.[8] After passing Ayirur-Thekkummuri, crossing the 'Ottapalam of Kanniyampuram river', then it comes the place to pay a toll for Kavalappara Nair.
Around 1487 AD, the region was annexed to the kingdom of theZamorin of Calicut. The Zamorin appointed his chieftain atKavalapparaKovilakam.[6] After the long rule of theZamorin of Calicut, it became a part of theKingdom of Mysore around 1766.[9] It came under the rule ofEast India Company with theTreaty of Seringapatam in 1792. The British formed theMalabar District and built their headquarters atKozhikode.[10] The headquarters ofNorth Malabar was atThalassery and that ofSouth Malabar was atCherpulassery. The headquarters ofSouth Malabar was later changed to Ottapalam.[11] Ottapalam was a part ofWalluvanad Taluk of Malappuram Revenue Division inMalabar District with its Taluk headquarters atPerinthalmanna duringBritish Raj. The railway was installed and the town was renamed as Ottappalam. The South Malabar Special Court started functioning at Ottappalam by 1880, and with that Ottappalam became the common name for the town. Gradually, the name Ayirur-Thekkummuri was confined to the land records.
Before Indian Independence, present-day Kerala state was scattered inSouth Canara andMalabar Districts ofBritish India and two princely states namelyCochin andTravancore. The first All-Kerala conference ofIndian National Congress was held in 1921 at Ottapalam, which was the then capital ofSouth Malabar, on the bank of the riverBharathappuzha, which also later demanded a separate state for theMalayalam-speaking regions in future Independent India.Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee was formed in that conference. Before that, Malabar District, Cochin, and Travancore had separate Congress committees.
Ottapalam is located at10°46′N76°23′E / 10.77°N 76.38°E /10.77; 76.38.[12] It has an average elevation of 54 m (177 ft).
| Climate data for Ottapalam, Kerala | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.8 (91.0) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.8 (96.4) | 35.1 (95.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.9 (89.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.7 (74.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 2 (0.1) | 12 (0.5) | 27 (1.1) | 103 (4.1) | 211 (8.3) | 566 (22.3) | 687 (27.0) | 349 (13.7) | 203 (8.0) | 264 (10.4) | 136 (5.4) | 23 (0.9) | 2,583 (101.8) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[13] | |||||||||||||
Ottapalam is sub district of thePalakkad District. Over the last 10 years, the population growth has been 9.2%. The town is listed in the top 18 most populousUrban Agglomeration in Kerala. The First Defence Park in India is established in Ottapalam KINFRA industrial park.[14]
The Ottapalam assembly constituency is part ofPalakkad Lok Sabha constituency.[15]
Ottapalam is one of the six Taluks ofPalakkad district.
The Palakkad-Shoranur (Kulappully) State Highway passes through the town.[16] Government buses as well as private bus services operate between Ottapalam and other major towns, such asPalakkad,Thrissur,Mannarkkad,Pattambi,Guruvayoor,Perinthalmanna,Thiruvilwamala andChelakkara (through the Ottapalam-Mayanur Bridge, inaugurated on 22 January 2011).[17]
The town is served by theOttapalam railway station, which lies betweenPalakkad andShoranur Junction on theJolarpettai–Shoranur line. Fifty Indian Railways trains stop at the station.[18]
The following people were either born in and/or are residents of Ottapalam:
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