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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Kattippara
| native_name             = ''Kattippara''
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
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| leader_title1           = [[Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name1            = M K Raghavan
| leader_title2           = MLA (Koduvally)
| leader_name2            =  MK Muneer
| leader_title3           = Panchayath President
| leader_name3            = Baby Raveendran
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| area_total_km2          = 21.29
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| timezone1               = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code             = 673573
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| blank1_name_sec1        = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
| blank1_info_sec1        = 1000:1040 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| blank2_name_sec1        = Literacy
| blank2_info_sec1        = 88%
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| blank1_name_sec2        = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2        = [[Climatic regions of India|pleasant]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
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[[File:Nirmala UP School Chamal.jpg|thumb|Nirmala U.P.School]]
'''Kattippara''' (Hard Rock in Malayalam) often called as Kattipara, is a [[Panchayati raj|Panchayat]] in  [[Kozhikode district]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloriousindia.com/unleashed/place.php?id=86461|title=gloriousindia.com|accessdate=2 May 2010}}</ref> It is located about 10&nbsp;km from [[Thamarassery]] town. It is a village with a lot of hilly areas. As the name indicates, it is famous for hard rocks which we can find everywhere in this village. The adjacent villages are Thalayad, [[Chamal]], [[Kolikkal]], Unnikulam, Puthupadi and Thamarassery.

== History ==
The name 'Kattipara' was formed from hard rocks which was used by the early occupants of this area and the people who came from other places for agriculture and other people.

== Economy ==
The major source of income in this village is agriculture. Majority of the population depend on the agriculture crops such as rubber, coconut, arecanut, ginger, pepper etc. A very minority only depend on business and govt. jobs. There are many self-help groups, small scale industries and a kudumba shree units active in this place. Other major sources of the people are products of agriculture, daily wagers, constructions and other businesses.

== Tourism ==
The major tourist places in this village are Kualamala and Amaradu Mala which are good for trekking and sightseeing. Wild animals like monkeys, deers, wild pigs, wild buffaloes and a large variety of insects and birds are found in the innermost forest area of both Kulamala and Amarad.

== Climate ==
Kattippara has a generally cool humid climate with a very hot season extending from March to May. The average annual rainfall is more than 3500&nbsp;mm and it is the highest rain fall in this region.

== Demographics ==
Population consists of mainly [[Christians|Christian]], [[Hindu]] and [[Muslim]] communities.

Nazareth LP School, Kattippara 

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== Educational institutions ==
Holy Family Higher Secondary School and Nazareth U.P. School are the major educational institutions (both are aided) in this village and students from nearby places also depend on these schools for their formal and secondary education. Other than these institutions there are preliminary schools, KGs and andanavadis.

== Government Institutions ==
The Kattipara Gram Panchayath is the major government institution in this locality which has Thamarassery, Poonor, Puthupadi and Thalayad as its borders. Other institutions include Kattipara Veterinary Hospital, Government Homeo Dispensory, Akshaya e kendra, branches of various banks, etc.

==Transportation==
Kattippara village connects to other parts of India through [[Calicut]] city on the west and [[Thamarassery]] town on the east.  National highway No.66 passes through [[Kozhikode]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Mangalore]], [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]].  The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]].  The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Adivaram connects to [[Kalpetta]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest airports are at [[Kannur Airport|Kannur]] and [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]].  The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.

== References ==
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{{Kozhikode district}}

[[Category:Thamarassery area]]
[[Category:Panchayats in Koduvally Block]]