Eruvessi

Eruvessi is a village in Irikkur Block Panchayat, Taliparamba Taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is located at a distance of around 50 Kilometers from Kannur. There is a famous temple called Padikkutti Devi temple and the festival or Utsav is well known. Eruvessi Sri Padikutty temple is the birthplace of Sree Muthappan. This place was ruled by Mananar of Muthedath Aramana and Elayadath Aramana. The ruins of Aramana of the Mananar are still visible on the banks of Eruvessi River.

Eruvessi
village
Eruvessi
Location in Kerala, India
Eruvessi
Eruvessi (India)
Coordinates: 12°3′0″N 75°33′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670632
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityChemperi. Payyavoor
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
ClimateTropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. 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 station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is airport at Kannur.

Geography

Eruvessi is a hilly village on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.

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