Thalappara is a place located in the Malappuram district of Kerala in India near to Moonniyur. It is on the NH 17.[1] It is located in the highway that connects between Thrissur and Calicut.

Thalappara
Moonniyur
Thalavettipara
Town
Shiva temple in Moonniyoor
Shiva temple in Moonniyoor
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Coordinates: 11°4′20″N 75°54′10″E / 11.07222°N 75.90278°E / 11.07222; 75.90278
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code04942
Vehicle registrationKL-65
Nearest cityChemmad
Lok Sabha constituencyMalappuram

The important places around Thalappara are Padikkal, Palakkal, Velimukku, Alinchuvadu, Muttichira, Kaliyatamucku, Parakkdavu, Kunnathu Parambu, Chuzhali, Kalathingalpara, Areeppara, Mullankuzhi and Chekuthan moola .

Moonniyur Grama Panchayath

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Thalappara is administered by a local council called Moonniyur Grama Panchayath which includes villages like Muttichira, Velimukku, Palakkal and Panickottumpadi. Next to Mooniyur Panchayath lies Thenipalam Panchayath which comes after Panickottumpadi(Padikkal). The population is 38,000.[2]

 
Thalappara Junction

Transportation

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Thalappara village connects to other parts of India through Parappanangadi town. National highway No.66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Parappanangadi.

References

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  1. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above, Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ "മൂന്നിയൂര്‍ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Moonniyur Grama Panchayat)". Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 6 February 2016.