Kuttippuram
Kuttippuram | |
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Town | |
 The MES College of Engineering at Kuttippuram | |
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| Coordinates: 10°50′38″N 76°01′58″E / 10.84389°N 76.03278°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kuttippuram is a town and is situated in the Malappuram district of Kerala state, India. The town is located 34 kilometres south-west of Malappuram. The Bharathappuzha river flows through Kuttippuram.
Geography
Kuttippuram is located at 10°50′N 76°04′E / 10.83°N 76.07°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 15 m (49 ft).
Industries
Kuttippuram is home to some of the major public sector industries in the state.[2] The municipal town of Valanchery is situated adjacent to Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat. There is a demand to upgrade Kuttippuram Grama Panchayat into a municipality.
- The Kerala State Detergents and Chemicals Ltd. has its headquarters at Kuttippuram.[3]
- The KELTRON (Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation) Electro Ceramics (KELCERA) is located here.[4]
- A KELTRON tool room is also located here.[2]
Educational institutions
College(s)
- MES College of Engineering, opened in 1994, is the first and oldest self-financing engineering college in Kerala.
Connectivity
- Railway Station: The nearest major railway station at Tirur is just 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from the town. Almost every train stops here. Kuttippuram is also home to two minor railway stations, Kuttippuram railway station opened in 1862[5], which is also one of the oldest stations in the state, and Perassannur railway station.
- Road: Kuttippuram is well connected to the other cities by road, National Highway-66 passes through the town. 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.[6] 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.
- Nearest Airport: The Karipur International Airport is approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) away.
Notable people
See also
References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kuttippuram
- ^ a b "Brief Industrial Profile of Malappuram District 2017-18" (PDF). msmedithrissur.gov.in.
- ^ "Kerala State Detergents and Chemicals Limited". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "KELCERA". keltronelcera. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "ആ ചൂളംവിളി പിന്നെയും പിന്നെയും..." Mathrubhumi. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ V. P., Nisar (31 January 2018). "കുറ്റിപ്പുറം പാലത്തിന്റെ ശില്പി കെവി അബ്ദുള് അസീസ് നിര്യാതനായി". Malayalam One India. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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