Naduvil and Kudianmala

Naduvil
Town
Light festival at Ayyappa Temple, Naduvil
Light festival at Ayyappa Temple, Naduvil
Naduvil is located in Kerala
Naduvil
Naduvil
Location in Kerala, India
Naduvil is located in India
Naduvil
Naduvil
Naduvil (India)
Coordinates: 12°07′18″N 75°28′58″E / 12.1216°N 75.4829°E / 12.1216; 75.4829
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
TalukTaliparamba
Government
 • TypePanchayati Raj (India)
 • BodyNaduvil Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total49.31 km2 (19.04 sq mi)
Elevation159 m (522 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total20,369
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670582
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL 59
Assembly constituencyIrikkur
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
National Folk Festival, Naduvil
Lunch at Naduvil

Naduvil is a small town in Kannur district in the Indian State of Kerala. The town is the headquarters of Naduvil Grama panchayat.[2]

Paithalmala is a hill station and tourist attraction near Kudiyanmala and Naduvil. Paithalmala is located at the border of Kerala and Karnataka. The Kodagu district of Karnataka is at the eastern side of Paithalmala.

It was one of the major centers of Syrian Christian migration (Malabar migration). Migration of mainly Syrian Christian families to Kudiyanmala started in the 1950s and continued until the 1970s.[3]

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Naduvil, Kannur, India".
  2. ^ "Population data - Villages with population 5000 & above". www.censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ Logan's Malabar Manual