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{{Infobox settlement<br />
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'''Kuttippuram''' is a town and a [[Kuttippuram Block Panchayat|block headquarters]], which is situated in the [[Tirur Taluk]], [[Malappuram district]] of [[Kerala]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]]. The town is located 34 kilometres south-west of [[Malappuram]]. The [[Bharathappuzha]] river flows through Kuttippuram. According to the last Census of India conducted in 2011, Kuttippuram forms a portion of the [[Malappuram metropolitan area]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Tirunavaya]], the centre of medieval [[Mamankam festival]], and [[Athavanad]], which was the centre of ''[[Azhvanchery Thamprakkal]]'', lie adjacent to Kuttippuram.<ref name="askh">{{cite book |last1=Sreedhara Menon |first1=A. |title=Kerala Charitram |date=January 2007 |publisher=DC Books |location=Kottayam |isbn=9788126415885 |edition=2007}}</ref> <br />
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Kuttippuram, on the northern bank of the river [[Bharathappuzha]], was ruled by the [[Zamorin of Calicut]] during the middle ages.<ref name="ktpm">{{Cite web|url=http://lsgkerala.in/kuttippurampanchayat/|title=The official website of Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat|access-date=2021-01-30|website=lsgkerala.in}}</ref> [[Kuttippuram railway station]] is one of the oldest railway stations in Kerala. The second railway line in Kerala was laid from [[Tirur]] to Kuttippuram in 1861, as an extension of the first line laid from [[Tirur]] to [[Beypore]] in the same year.<ref name="mpm">{{Cite news|title=ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും...|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/specials/50-years-of-malappuram/kerala-first-railway-line-tirur-to-beypore-1.3880175|date=17 June 2019|access-date=19 December 2020|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> In the 1940s, several national leaders including [[C. Rajagopalachari]], [[M. Bhaktavatsalam]], and Yakkob Hassan has visited Kuttippuram.<ref name="ktpm"/> [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]], a former president of India, has also visited here.<ref name="ktpm"/> The ashes of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], and [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]], were deposited in Kerala between [[Tirunavaya]], Kuttippuram, and [[Thavanur]], on the bank of the river [[Bharathappuzha]].<ref name="askh"/><ref name="mal">{{Cite news|title=അമ്പതിന്റെ നിറവില് മലപ്പുറം; മലപ്പുറത്തിന്റെ മാനവിക മഹാപൈതൃകം|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/specials/50-years-of-malappuram/alamkode-leelakrishnan-writes-about-malappuram-1.3880292|last=Leelakrishnan|first=Alamkode|date=17 June 2019|access-date=21 February 2021|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref> <br />
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The [[Kuttippuram bridge]], built-in 1953, is one of the famous bridges in Kerala. The poem ''Kuttippuram Palam'', describing the beauty of Bharathappuzha River at the sandy riverbank of Kuttippuram, was written by the poet [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=64ന്റെ നിറവില് ഇടശ്ശേരിയുടെ 'കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലം'|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/malappuram/malayalam-news/kuttippuram-1.2618275|last=|date=21 February 2018|access-date=24 January 2021|url-status=|work=Mathrubhumi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The river sutra|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/rivers-have-nurtured-malayalam-literature-and-poetry-since-time-immemorial/article25058214.ece|last=Binoy|first=Rasmi|date=27 September 2018|access-date=24 January 2021|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Kuttippuram (State Assembly constituency)|Kuttippuram]] was also a constituency to the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]] from 1957 to 2011, which was then replaced by [[Kottakkal (State Assembly constituency)|Kottakkal constituency]].<ref name="a">{{cite web<br />
|url = https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3939-dpaco-1976/<br />
|website = eci.gov.in<br />
|title = Constituencies (1976-2008)<br />
}}</ref><br />
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==Geography==<br />
[[File:Kuttippuram Bridge.jpg|thumb|[[Kuttippuram bridge]]]]<br />
[[File:Kuttippuram.png|thumb|Railway line in Kuttippuram]]<br />
Kuttippuram is located at {{coord|10.83|N|76.07|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/13/Kuttippuram.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kuttippuram]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|15|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<br />
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==Industries==<br />
Kuttippuram is home to some of the major public sector industries in the state.<ref name="ktp_ind">{{cite web |url=http://www.msmedithrissur.gov.in/assets/uploads/downloadfile/Malappuram%202017-18.pdf |website=msmedithrissur.gov.in |title=Brief Industrial Profile of Malappuram District 2017-18}}</ref> The municipal town of [[Valanchery]] is situated adjacent to Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat. There is a demand to upgrade Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat into a municipality. <br />
* The Kerala State Detergents and Chemicals Ltd. has its headquarters at Kuttippuram.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/kerala-state-detergents-and-chemicals-ltd-/U24243KL1976SGC002816|title=Kerala State Detergents and Chemicals Limited|access-date=29 July 2020|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
* The [[Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation|KELTRON]] (Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation) Electro Ceramics (KELCERA) is located here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.keltronelcera.com/index.php/home.html|title=KELCERA|access-date=2021-01-30|website=keltronelcera}}</ref><br />
* A [[Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation|KELTRON]] tool room is also located here.<ref name="ktp_ind"/><br />
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==Educational institutions==<br />
===College(s)===<br />
* [[MES College of Engineering]], opened in 1994, is the first and oldest self-financing engineering college in Kerala.<ref name="ps">{{Cite web|url=https://malappuram.keralapolice.gov.in/wings/police-stations/kuttippuram-ps|title=Kuttippuram PS|access-date=2021-03-25|website=Kerala police}}</ref><br />
* KMCT College Kuttippuram<ref name="ps"/><br />
===School(s)===<br />
* Government Higher Secondary School, Kuttippuram<ref name="ps"/><br />
* Junior Technical High School, Kuttippuram<ref name="ps"/><br />
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==Connectivity==<br />
[[File:Kuttippuram Railway Station.jpg|thumb|[[Kuttippuram railway station]], opened in 1861, one of the oldest railway stations in the state]]<br />
* '''Railway Station:''' The nearest major railway station at [[Tirur railway station|Tirur]] is just {{convert|18|km}} away from the town. Almost every train stops here. Kuttippuram is also home to two minor railway stations, [[Kuttippuram railway station]] opened in 1861,<ref name="mpm"/> which is also one of the oldest stations in the state, and Perassannur railway station.<br />
* '''Road:''' Kuttippuram is well connected to the other cities by road, [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway-66]] passes through the town. NH-66 connects Kuttippuram with the cities of [[Kozhikode]] and [[Kochi]]. The [[State Highway 69 (Kerala)|SH 69]] (Thrissur-Kuttippuram State Highway) connects Kuttippuram with [[Thrissur]] city. The [[Kuttippuram bridge]] is one of the famous bridges in Kerala, which was built in 1953, to connect [[Kozhikode]] with [[Kochi]] through [[National Highway 66 (India)|National Highway-66]].<ref name="kb">{{Cite web|url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kerala/kuttipuram-bridge-chief-engineer-kv-abdul-azeez-died-192175.html|title=കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്പി കെവി അബ്ദുള് അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി|date=2018-01-31|access-date=2021-01-24|website=Malayalam One India|last=V. P.|first=Nisar}}</ref> There are regular buses plying to other cities including [[Malappuram]], [[Kozhikode]], [[Kochi]], [[Thrissur]], and [[Coimbatore]]. There are a few private buses offering over night journeys to [[Bangalore]], [[Trivandrum]], and [[Coimbatore]].<br />
* '''Nearest Airport:''' The [[Calicut International Airport|Karipur International Airport]] is approximately {{convert|50|km}} away.<br />
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==Kuttippuram Block==<br />
{{main article|Kuttippuram Block Panchayat}}<br />
{{Panorama<br />
|image = File:Kuttippuram palam-.jpg<br />
|height = 175<br />
|alt = The panoramic view of a bridge<br />
|caption = A panoramic view of [[Kuttippuram bridge]] from ''Nilayoram'' Park<br />
}}<br />
[[Kuttippuram Block Panchayat]] is the block-level administrative body responsible for the administration of the following [[Gram panchayat]]s:<br />
# Kuttippuram <br />
# [[Edayur]]<br />
# [[Irimbiliyam]]<br />
# [[Marakkara]]<br />
# [[Athavanad]]<br />
# [[Kalpakanchery]]<br />
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[[Valanchery]] municipality shares its boundary with Kuttippuram town, which was a [[Gram panchayat]] in Kuttippuram block until 2015.<br />
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==Notable people==<br />
* [[Edasseri Govindan Nair]] - Poet<br />
* [[Iqbal Kuttippuram]] - Screenwriter<br />
* Kuttippuram Kesavan Nair - Poet<br />
* [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] - [[Malayalam]] writer (Born at [[Kudallur]], just opposite to Kuttippuram, through [[Bharathappuzha]] River)<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Kuttippuram (State Assembly constituency)]]<br />
* [[Kuttippuram bridge]]<br />
* [[Kuttippuram railway station]]<br />
* [[Kuttippuram Block Panchayat]]<br />
* [[Valanchery]]<br />
* [[Tirunavaya]]<br />
* [[Athavanad]]<br />
* [[Thavanur]]<br />
* [[Kudallur]]<br />
* [[Marakkara]]<br />
* [[Triprangode]]<br />
* [[Edayoor]]<br />
* [[Irimbiliyam]]<br />
* [[Kumbidi]]<br />
* [[Anakkara (Palakkad)|Anakkara]]<br />
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091120073308/http://www.kuttippuram.com/ Kuttippuram website]<br />
*[http://www.kudallur.com Kudallur Village]<br />
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