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40-846: Thalangara is a part of Kasaragod Town , the district headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the South Indian state of Kerala . Malik Denar Juma Masjid and Dargah is located here. Its economy is dependent on remittance from expatriate workers in the Persian Gulf , particularly Dubai . Thalangara consists of areas like Padinhar(Westyork), Kunnil, Kadavath ("ferry stand"), Khazilane, Nuppadamail, Bangod, Theruvath, and Korkode ("street" in Malayalam). The areas of Thalangara consist of smaller mohallas (localities) and each locality has its own mosque and madrassa . Thalangara also houses

80-478: A global market in the Gulf and Africa. However, with the advent of mechanized production, the handmade Thalangara caps were unable to compete with lower market prices, leading to a significant reduction in production and a subsequent impact on Thalangara's economy Kasaragod Town Kasaragod ( Malayalam: [kaːsɐrɐɡoːɖɨ̆] ) is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in

120-530: A mission to spread Islam on the coast of Kerala. It was originally built around 642. Years later, the mosque was reconstructed in 1809. In 2018, the Mosque was renovated under the guidance of T.A. Abdul Rahiman Haji (Nephew of Late K.S.Abdullah). Thalangara Thoppi, a traditional Muslim headgear crafted by hand in Thalangara, was once a flourishing industry that employed a significant number of people and had

160-614: A team from the Department of Archeology, University of Kerala in 2015 uncovered a large hall possibly meant for congregation. The excavation was carried out as part of the 'A Survey of Forts' research project jointly funded by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the University of Kerala. Excavations have also uncovered large quantities of roof tiles, local pottery, Chinese pottery, lead bullets and

200-502: Is Adv. V. M. Muneer of IUML and the deputy chairperson is Shamseeda Feroz. The major political parties are Indian Union Muslim League , CPI(M) , INC , CPI , and BJP . North Kasaragod is dominated by IUML which is followed by BJP , and the south is dominated by CPI(M) . N. A. Nellikkunnu is the present Member of Legislative Assembly, from Kasaragod Assembly Constituency . It is a part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency) . Indian National Congress (INC) member Rajmohan Unnithan

240-739: Is believed that the fort was built during the reign of Tipu Sultan . Another belief is that it was built for the headquarters of the Kumbala dynasty. Another belief is that the fort existed during the reign of the Kolathiri Rajas and that after the collapse of the Kolathiri kingdom and the Vijayanagara Empire , the area came under the control of the Ikkeri Nayakas and they rebuilt the forts. Some historians say that

280-604: Is built on the southern bank of the estuary of Chandragiri River , just opposite to Kasaragod town. The Bekal Fort at Bekal , Pallikkara , which is situated midway between Kasaragod and Kanhangad , and which is largest fort in Kerala, was built in 1650 by Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi . Francis Buchanan, the family doctor of Arthur Wellesley , visited Kasaragod in 1800. In his travelogue, he recorded information on places like Athiraparambu, Kavvayi, Nileshwaram , Bekal , Chandragiri and Manjeshwar . Hosdurg and Vellarikundu

320-426: Is divided into 35 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The female sex ratio was 1058 against state average of 1084. Population in the age group 0-6 was 7,234 (13.4%) where 3,716 are males and 3,518 are females. The literacy rate of Kasaragod town was 94.76% higher than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 96.5% and female literacy was 93.1%. The current Municipal Chairman of Kasaragod municipality

360-578: Is home to three of the 13 minor ports in Kerala - Manjeshwar , Kasaragod, and Nileshwaram . The nearest international airports are situated at Mangalore (65 km away) and Kannur (110 km away). Religions in Kasaragod Town (2011) As of 2011 Census , Kasaragod municipality had a population of 54,172 which constitutes 26,319 males and 27,853 females. Kasaragod municipality spreads over an area of 16.69 km (6.44 sq mi) with 10,202 families residing in it. The municipality

400-416: Is the present MP from Kasaragod (2019 elections). Kasaragod district is the northernmost district of Kerala, which is much away from Thiruvananthapuram , the state headquarters, which is located in the southernmost tip of state. Manjeshwaram town is located about 600 km north of the state headquarters Thiruvananthapuram , about 30 km south of Mangalore , about 350 km west of Bangalore ,

440-470: The Indian Subcontinent . His grave is located at Thalangara which is consecrated inside a structure that was formerly a Tharavad of a local Tulu Chief. Malik Deenar Mosque , formally Malik Deenar Grand Juma Masjid , is a mosque located about a kilometre from Kasaragod , Kerala , India , on the coast. The mosque is dedicated to Malik Deenar , who arrived from Arabia with his family on

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480-773: The Kolathunadu kingdom of North Malabar , before the Carnatic conquests of Vijayanagara Empire . The Kumbla dynasty had a mixed lineage of Malayali Nairs and Tuluva Brahmins . They also claimed their origin from Cheraman Perumals of Kerala. Francis Buchanan-Hamilton states that the customs of Kumbla dynasty were similar to those of the contemporary Malayali kings. The Kolathiri Dominion emerged into ten independent principalities, i.e. Kadathanadu ( Vadakara ), Randathara or Poyanad ( Dharmadom ), Kottayam ( Thalassery ), Nileshwaram , Iruvazhinadu ( Panoor ), Kurumbranad etc., under separate royal chieftains due to

520-529: The Madiyan Kulom temple , Madhur Temple , Ananthapuram Lake Temple and Malik Deenar Mosque . The historic hill of Ezhimala is located on the southern portion of Kavvayi Backwaters of Nileshwaram . Kasaragod is located 90 km north of Kannur city corporation and 50 km south of the Mangalore . Kasaragod district has the maximum number of rivers in Kerala - 12. The town is located on

560-610: The 16th century CE. The ancient Tamil works of the Sangam Age record that the area covering the district was part of Puzhinadu which consists of the coastal belt from Kozhikode to Mangalore . Politically the area was part of the Ezhimala Kingdom with its capital at Ezhimala in present-day Kannur district . The most famous king of Ezhimala was Nannan whose kingdom extended up to Gudalur and northern parts of Coimbatore. Poozhinad, along with Karkanad which included

600-620: The Hosdurg-Kasargod region of Kerala. Arikadi Fort is one of them. According to historical records, Arikady Fort was built by Ikeri Hiriya Venkadappa Nayak in 1608. In the second volume of the South Canara District Manual, Stuart records that there was an inscription in Kannada at the entrance to the fort, which states that the fort was built by Nayak. Other histories are also being told. Most commonly, it

640-542: The Kerala- Karnataka border. Robert Caldwell describes the extent of Malayalam in the 19th century as extending from Chandragiri ( fort and river) in the north to Neyyar river beyond Thiruvananthapuram in the south and from Malabar Coast in the west to Western Ghats in the east besides the inhabited islands of Lakshadweep in the Arabian Sea . There are different views on the derivation of

680-451: The backwardness and issues faced by this northernmost district of Kerala and to draw up special package for the district. In 2013, two more Taluks, namely Manjeshwaram and Vellarikundu were formed in the district. Kasaragod experiences a tropical monsoon climate under the Köppen climate classification . It receives a generous 3,825 mm (150.6 in) of rain annually. Kasaragod has

720-731: The country." It is also home to the Indian Society for Plantation Crops, which publishes the Journal of Plantation Crops and holds symposiums on the subject. The Central University of Kerala is also located in Kasaragod(Periya hills). The National Highway 66 which connects the western coast of India from Mumbai to Kanyakumari passes through coastal area of the district connecting the major coastal towns of Manjeshwar , Uppala , Kumbla , Kasaragod, Udma , Bekal , Kanhangad , Nileshwaram , and Thrikaripur . It enters

760-600: The death of Tippu Sultan. it is said that Kinavoor Molom (Sree Dharma Shashtha Temple) is belonging to Karinthalam (one of 64 Brahmin villages in old Kerala). Initially South Canara was placed under the Bombay presidency . Later on 16 April 1862, South Canara was transferred to Madras Presidency and Kasaragod taluk was formed by replacing the erstwhile Bekal taluk. Kasaragod was the second-most populated Taluk in South Canara only after to Mangalore taluk , and also

800-639: The district at Thalappady and goes out through Payyanur . There are State highways starting/ending at Kasaragod and Kanhangad . Total length of Major District Road (MDR) of Kasaragod is around 1460 km and it accounts for around 11.2 km of MDR for every 10,000 people in the district. The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has stations to operate its service in the district. The railway goes through coastal area. Kasaragod railway station lies in Palakkad railway division of southern zone on Mangalore - Shoranur line. Kasaragod district

840-499: The district's population chose their mother tongue as Malayalam . 14.2% chose Tulu and 6.3% chose Kannada. But it is noted that as per the 2011 census report only 8.8% and 4.2% of the total population in the district speak Tulu and Kannada respectively as their mother tongue. In 2012, the Second Oommen Chandy ministry appointed a commission under the leadership the former Chief Secretary P. Prabhakaran to study about

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880-670: The district. Kasaragod district comes under the jurisdiction of Kannur University . Kasaragod is home to the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute , originally established in 1916 as the Coconut Research Station. It is part of India's National Agricultural Research System under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. According to the institute, Kerala "lies in the heart of the major coconut growing areas of

920-441: The district. Before this, the district had only two taluks. The decision to implement a gas-based power plant at Cheemeni was taken by the second Chandy government . A government medical college was allowed for Kasaragod district, as a part of the government's new policy to establish at ensure availability of at least one government medical college in all 14 districts of the state in 2013. Arikady fort Excavations by

960-438: The eastern regions of Ezhimala dynasty ( Wayanad - Gudalur region with some portions of Kodagu ), had its capital at Ezhimala . The Mooshaka kings were considered descendants of Nannan. By the 14th century, Mooshaka Kingdom was known as Kolathirinad and the rulers as Kolathiris. The Kolathunad Kingdom at the peak of its power reportedly extended from Netravati River ( Mangalore ) in the north to Korapuzha ( Kozhikode ) in

1000-585: The era of Malik Dinar , and they are among the oldest Masjid s in the Indian subcontinent . It is believed that Malik Dinar died at Thalangara in Kasaragod town. Many Arab travelers visiting Kerala between the 9th and the 14th centuries visited Kasaragod, being an important trade centre then. Duarte Barbosa , a Portuguese traveler who visited Kumbla , near Kasaragod Town in 1514 recorded that rice being exported for coir to Maldives . According to Barbosa,

1040-501: The estuary where the Chandragiri River , which is also the longest river in the district, empties into the Arabian Sea . Kasaragod is home to several forts, including Arikady fort , Bekal Fort , Chandragiri Fort , and Hosdurg Fort . Bekal Fort is the largest fort in Kerala. Talakaveri , which is home to Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary where the 805 km long Kaveri river originates, is located closer to Ranipuram on

1080-725: The fort was under the rule of the Maypadi Kovilakam, which had jurisdiction from Kumbala to the Chandragiri river. The area was under their control during the heyday of the Vijayanagara Empire, which was later handed over to the Nayaks of Bednore and the local king acted as their feudatory. After the fall of the Vijayanagara Empire, it fell into the hands of the Mysore rulers and after the defeat of Tipu Sultan by

1120-454: The headquarters of the neighbouring state Karnataka , and about 950 km south of Mumbai city. In 2012, the Second Oommen Chandy ministry appointed a commission under the leadership of the former Chief Secretary P. Prabhakaran to study about the backwardness and issues faced by this northernmost district of Kerala and to draw up a special package for the district. In 2013, two more Taluks, namely Manjeshwaram and Vellarikundu were formed in

1160-458: The maximum number of rivers in Kerala - 12. All of them are west-flowing rivers. The longest of them is Chandragiri River (105 km long). The Kasaragod town is located on the estuary of Chandragiri river. It empties into the Arabian Sea at Thalangara . The Chandragiri Fort is built on its bank. The river originates at Pattimala in Kodagu (Coorg). The smallest river of Kerala is also in

1200-832: The mold used to make them. The fort is located in the Arikady village in Kumbla, Kasaragod district. The nearest railway station and busstand is at Kumbla and the nearest airport is Mangalore International Airport . The fort is located on a lateritic hillock on the right bank of the Arikady River. According to the South Canara Manual, the Keladi Nayakas (1500–1763) who had their capitals at Keladi , Ikkeri and Bednore in Karnataka built few forts in

1240-467: The name Kasaragod though none accepted. Kasaragod was known as Kāññirakkōṭŭ (The land of kāññiram trees ) in Malayalam . kāññiram is Malayalam for Kasaraka trees ( Kannada name) found in abundance here. Kasaragod was under the Kumbla dynasty until the 16th century, which was vassal to the kingdom of Kolathunadu based at Kannur . Kannada kingdoms focused on the port and surroundings in

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1280-652: The oldest and the biggest hospital in Kasargod district, the Malik Dinar Charitable Hospital, established in 1970 by Janab KS Abdullah. This institution is an educational centre of Kasaragod, with a School of Nursing, College of Nursing, B. Pharm and D. Pharm colleges. Malik Deenar , Arabic مالك دينار is said by Malabar Muslims to be the first generation follower of the Islamic prophet Muhammed who came to India to propagate Islam in

1320-537: The outcome of internal dissensions. Many portions of the present-day Hosdurg taluk (Kanhangad) and Vellarikundu were parts of the Nileshwaram dynasty, who were relatives to both Kolathunadu as well as Zamorin of Calicut , in the early medieval period. The areas north to the Chandragiri river (present-day Taluks of Manjeshwaram and Kasaragod) were ruled by the Kumbala dynasty. The Chandragiri Fort

1360-589: The people in the southwestern Malabar coast of India from Chandragiri in the north to Kanyakumari in the south spoke a unique language, which they called as "Maliama" ( Malayalam ). Until the 16th century CE, Kasaragod town was known by the name Kanhirakode (may be by the meaning, 'the land of Kanhira trees') in Malayalam . The Kumbla dynasty, who swayed over the land of southern Tulu Nadu wedged between Chandragiri River and Netravati River (including present-day taluks of Manjeshwar and Kasaragod) from Maipady Palace at Kumbla , had also been vassals to

1400-602: The poem mentions about Ananthapura Lake Temple in Kumbla in detail. Kasaragod was known to the Arabs by the name Harkwillia . The Malik Dinar Mosque in Kasaragod town is one of the oldest Masjid s in the Indian subcontinent . According to Qissat Shakarwati Farmad , the Masjids at Kodungallur , Kollam , Madayi , Barkur , Mangalore , Kasaragod, Kannur , Dharmadam , Panthalayini , and Chaliyam , were built during

1440-403: The reorganization of states and the formation of Kerala on 1 November 1956. Later Kasaragod was divided into two taluks for the ease of administration - Kasaragod and Hosdurg. Kasaragod was declared a district in 1984. The inclusion of Kasaragod with Kerala has been a contentious issue as there is a sizeable population that speaks Tulu and Kannada. At the time of 1951 Census of India, only 72.0% of

1480-557: The second-largest Taluk. Before the formation of Kerala, Kasaragod was a part of South Canara district of erstwhile Madras Presidency . However, in the 19th century CE, Kasaragod Taluk witnessed many struggles to separate the region from South Canara and to merge it with the Malabar District as it was the only Malayalam-majority region in South Canara. Kasaragod became a part of Kannur district of Kerala following

1520-553: The south with Arabian Sea on the west and Kodagu hills on the eastern boundary, also including the isolated islands of Lakshadweep in Arabian Sea . Kasaragod, about 50 km south of Mangalore city, was an important centre of trade in earlier times. Ramacharitam , probably the oldest literary work written in Old Malayalam , which dates back to the 12th century CE, is thought to have written in Kasaragod district as its manuscripts were discovered from Nileshwaram and

1560-488: The state of Kerala, India . Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and is also known as Sapta Bhasha Sangama Bhumi ('The Land of seven Languages'). Situated in the rich biodiversity of Western Ghats , it is known for the Chandragiri and Bekal Fort , Chandragiri River , historic Kolathiri Rajas , natural environment of Ranipuram and Kottancheri Hills , historical and religious sites like

1600-661: Was part of Kolathunadu (south of Chandragiri river) and Kasaragod and Manjeshwaram was in the Tulu Nadu region (north of Chandragiri river). In 1763, Hyder Ali raided Bedanoor (Bidnur), the capital of the Ikkery Naiks. His son Tippu Sultan raided much of Malabar region in Kerala. As per the Treaty of Seringapatam of 1792, Tippu surrendered Malabar, except Kanara to the British . The British occupied Kanara only after

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