Kuttippuram

Kuttippuram, on the northern bank of the river Bharathappuzha, was ruled by the Zamorin of Calicut during the middle ages.[1] Kuttippuram railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in Kerala. The second railway line in Kerala was laid from Tirur to Kuttippuram in 1861, as an extension of the first line laid from Tirur to Beypore in the same year.[2] In the 1940's, several national leaders including C. Rajagopalachari, M. Bhaktavatsalam, and Yakkob Hassan has visited Kuttippuram.[1] Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, a former president of India, has also visited here.[1] The Kuttippuram bridge, built-in 1953, is one of the famous bridges in Kerala. Kuttippuram was also a constituency to the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1957 to 2011, which was then replaced by Kottakkal constituency.

Kuttippuram bridge

Railway line in Kuttippuram

Kuttippuram is located at 10.83°N 76.07°E / 10.83; 76.07.[3] It has an average elevation of 15 m (49 ft).

Kuttippuram is home to some of the major public sector industries in the state.[4] The municipal town of Valanchery is situated adjacent to Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat. There is a demand to upgrade Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat into a municipality.

• The Kerala State Detergents and Chemicals Ltd. has its headquarters at Kuttippuram.[5]
• The KELTRON (Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation) Electro Ceramics (KELCERA) is located here.[6]
• A KELTRON tool room is also located here.[4]

Kuttippuram railway station, opened in 1861, one of the oldest railway stations in the state

• Railway Station: The nearest major railway station at Tirur is just 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the town. Almost every train stops here. Kuttippuram is also home to two minor railway stations, Kuttippuram railway station opened in 1861,[2] which is also one of the oldest stations in the state, and Perassannur railway station.
• Road: Kuttippuram is well connected to the other cities by road, National Highway-66 passes through the town. The Kuttippuram bridge is one of the famous bridges in Kerala, which was built in 1953, to connect Kozhikode with Kochi through National Highway-66.[7] There are regular buses plying to other cities including Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kochi, Thrissur, and Coimbatore. There are a few private buses offering over night journeys to Bangalore, Trivandrum, and Coimbatore.
• Nearest Airport: The Karipur International Airport is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) away.

• Edasseri Govindan Nair
• Iqbal Kuttippuram

• Kuttippuram (State Assembly constituency)
• Kuttippuram bridge
• Kuttippuram railway station

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