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338: 330: 526: 49: 66: 570: 99: 558: 582: 594: 346: 172: 106: 73: 458:, the largest wood-based industry in the country and once Asia's biggest plywood factory is located on the bank of Valapattanam River. Apart from the dense presence of booming plywood and timber based industries, Valapattanam has small scale sand mining and fisheries activities. Warehouses of many prominent industries in Kannur is situated at Valapattanam. 541:
Children aged 0 to 6 years number 1077, which is 13.54 % of the population. The female sex ratio is 1163 against state average of 1084. The child sex ratio is around 962 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Valapattanam city is 95.43%, higher than state average of 94.00%.
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Valapattanam census town has total administration over 1,329 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewage. It is also authorize to build roads within census town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
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as residing at Baliapatanam and offers a clue that by this time, the centre of the political authority had shifted from Ezhimala to Baliapatanam. It is also possible that the 'Budfattan' visited by
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The Valapattanam Census Town has population of 7,955 of which 3,677 are males while 4,278 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
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Known for its communal harmony and tradition of peaceful coexistence, numerous religious centers with centuries of tradition is located here.
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and served as the capital of the Mooshika dynasty during the medieval ages. The fourteenth-century narrative of
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also mentions Baliapatanam (Baliapatam in European records) as the residence of the ‘king of Cannanore’.
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in Kerala. Its area is 2.04 km (0.79 sq mi). It is about 7 km (4.3 mi) north of
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Ezhimala: the abode of the Naval Academy by Murkot Ramunny in 1993, Northern Book Centre, New Delhi
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The male literacy is around 97.15% while female literacy rate is 94.00%.
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This town is named after its historical founder Vallabha II of the
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Valapattanam Panchayath is rated among the best panchayaths in
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The Rehla of Ibn Battuta (India, Maldive Islands and Ceylon)
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and on the other bank there is "Kakkulangara Mosque".
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Census Town
Suburb
Muchilottu Bhagavathi Theyyam
Valapattanam is located in Kerala
Valapattanam is located in India
11°54′N 75°22′E / 11.9°N 75.37°E / 11.9; 75.37
India
State
Kerala
District
Kannur
Panchayati raj (India)
Malayalam
Time zone
UTC+5:30
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ISO 3166 code
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census town
Kannur district
Indian
state
Kerala
panchayat
Kannur
Kalarivathukkal Temple

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