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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Karinkallathani
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Palakkad District]]
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'''Karinkallathani''' is a village in Perinthalmanna [[taluk]] of the [[Malappuram district]] of the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]].

== Geography ==
[[File:Karinkallathani Town.jpg|thumbnail|Karinkallathani town]]
Karinkallathani is situated in between [[Perinthalmanna]] and [[Mannarkkad]] at the border of the [[Malappuram]] and [[Palakkad]] districts, along the National Highway 213 ([[Kozhikode]]-[[Palakkad]]), which crosses the [[Thootha]]-[[Vettathur]] Road in Karinkallathani.

== Name ==
[[File:Athani in Karinkallathani.jpg|thumb|Stone bench (''athani'') in Karinkallathani]]

The name Karinkallathani is derived from the Malayalam word ''athani'', also known as ''chumaduthangi'', which is a heavy stone bench used in the market for supporting the weight of goods in olden days.

== Economy ==

A petrol station of the Indian Oil Corporation serves the traffic on the [[Palakkad]]-[[Kozhikode]] National Highway, which passes through Karinkallathani. Important shops are Safa Jewellery, Karayil Fancy and Home Needs, Vasantham Sarees, '''K COMPANY'''and Aminia Furniture Shope. St. Mary's hospital is located west of the village near Maruti Auto.

Leading banks are the Federal Bank, the Thazhekkod Co-Operative Urban Bank and the State Bank of Travancore.

== Demographics ==

Major language spoken is Malayalam. Hindi and English are also widely understood and spoken as official languages, while Tamil and Arabic are less commonly used.

The population is predominantly Muslim, along with a sizeable Hindu population and small Christian population. Karinkallathani also has a small number of Tamils, mainly from rural districts of Tamil Nadu and migrants from North Indian states like [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] etc. who are engaged in labour and construction work.

==Culture==
Karinkallathani village is a predominantly Muslim populated area. Hindus exist in comparatively smaller numbers. So the culture of the locality is based upon Muslim traditions. [[Duff muttu|Duff Muttu]], [[Kolkali]], and [[Aravana]]muttu are common folk arts of this locality. There are many libraries attached to mosques giving a rich source of Islamic studies. Most of the books are written in [[Arabi Malayalam|Arabi-Malayalam]] which is a version of the [[Malayalam]] language written in [[Arabic script]]. People gather in mosques for the evening prayer and continue to sit there after the prayers discussing social and cultural issues. Business and family issues are also sorted out during these evening meetings.

The Hindu minority of this area keeps their rich traditions by celebrating various festivals in their temples. Hindu rituals are done here with a regular devotion like other parts of Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malappuram.net/art-and-culture.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401052519/http://malappuram.net/art-and-culture.htm |archive-date=2016-04-01 }}</ref>

==Transportation==
Karinkallathani village connects to other parts of India through [[Perinthalmanna]] town and [[Mannarkkad ]] town. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]

The nearest Railway station is at [[Angadippuram]] (15 km)
The nearest major railway station is at [[Shoranur]] (30 km). The nearest airport is [[Calicut International Airport]] (56 km).

== Religion ==
[[Jama Masjid]] is the main mosque of the village. Sree Panamkurrissi Kshethram is a [[Hindu]] temple south east of the village.

== Schools ==
* [[Fatimah]] Memorial High School
* [[Electronics and Computer Science|ECS]] computer education
* Winstud Academy Karinkallathani
* AIS English Medium School (Vettathur Rd)

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Malappuram district}}
{{Commons category|Karinkallathani, India|Karinkallathani}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Malappuram district]]
[[Category:Perinthalmanna area]]

{{Malappuram-geo-stub}}

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