Karuvarakundu

Karuvarakundu
Cherumbu Desam
Semi Urban Area
Karuvarakundu
Karuvarakundu
Nickname: 
Tourism Hub of Malappuram District
Karuvarakundu is located in Kerala
Karuvarakundu
Karuvarakundu
Location in Kerala, India
Karuvarakundu is located in India
Karuvarakundu
Karuvarakundu
Karuvarakundu (India)
Coordinates: 11°7′0″N 76°20′0″E / 11.11667°N 76.33333°E / 11.11667; 76.33333
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Area
[1]
 • Total64.20 km2 (24.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)[2]
 • Total44,434
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
676523
Telephone code04931
Vehicle registrationKL-71,KL-10.
Lok Sabha constituencywayanad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyWandoor
Climate15 to 40 C (Köppen)
Websitekaruvarakundu.in
Silent Valley National Park (Koomban Mala) view from Karuvarakundu
Cherumb eco tourism village, Karuvarakundu
Cherumb eco tourism village, Karuvarakundu

Karuvarakundu is a semi-urban area in the eastern part of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Manjeri, 26 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Perinthalmanna and 30 km southeast of Nilambur. The Olippuzha River, a tributary of the Kadalundipuzha, flows through the town.[3] Karuvarakundu is close to the Western Ghats and hence prone to landslides.[4]

The name Karuvarakundu means place of the blacksmith, indicating the town's history as a metalworking centre.[5] It is known as t

There are many tea and rubber plantations in and around Karuvarakundu.[citation needed] The town is an educational centre of eastern Eranad, with a total of 20 schools and 5 colleges.

Karuvarakundu is part of the setting of the novel Arabi Ponnu, by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and N. P. Mohammed.

  1. ^ "Table 1 - Demographic Particulars - 1991" (PDF). Panchayat Statistics. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Panchayat wise Population Details (2001 census)". Malappuram district official website. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  3. ^ Kerala District Gazetteers: Kozhikode. Vol. 5. Superintendent of Govt. Presses. 1986. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Floods batter Adivasi areas of Nilambur It is a Famous Tourist Village in Malappuram District. Cherumbu Eco Village, Keralamkundu Waterfalls, Swapnakundu, Baroda waterfalls are some of the Leading tourist Places in the city" (PDF). Disasters Update. National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 17 July 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Proceedings of the Indian History Congress". Indian History Congress. 60: 1204. 2000. OCLC 1752882.