Thalappara

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

Thalappara Moonniyur Thalavettipara
Town
Shiva temple in Moonniyoor
Coordinates: 11°4′20″N 75°54′10″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	04942
Vehicle registration	KL-65
Nearest city	Chemmad
Lok Sabha constituency	Malappuram

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

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.

Thalappara Junction

Transportation

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.