Valiyaparamba
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Valiyaparamba (Malayalam: വലിയപറമ്പ) is a coastal island in Hosdurg taluk, Kasaragod district, Kerala state, India.
Location
Valiyaparamba is one of the fastest growing tourism destination and longest island of Kerala. Island is separated from the mainland by Kavvayi Backwater. It is located Template:Convert southwest of Cheruvathur and about Template:Convert from Bekal, Kasaragod, north Kerala.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The island is approximately Template:Convert in size, and had a population of 11,917 in 1991. The island's main source of income is from Tourii, agriculture and fishing. The island has 13 wards ruling by each ward member to leading the Valiyaparamba Panchayat.[1]
Geography
Valiyaparamba is fed by four rivers and dotted with numerous little islands. Valiyaparamba, a hinterland separated from the mainland, is a noted fishing centre in the district. A Bekal Fort stands on a headland that runs into the sea. A National Waterway passes through the island.
Education
The island has seven primary schools and one higher secondary school.
Transportation
The island is separated from the mainland and accessible by crossing the Mavila Kadappuram bridge on the north end of the island or Valiyaparamba edayilekad Bridge on the south.
- Nearest railway station: Trikarpurzhikode-Mangalore route, about Template:Convert from Valiyaparamba.
- National Highway (NH 17) passes through Cheruvathur.
- Nearest airports:Kannur international Airport]] in Keralaa State, about Template:Convert; Mangalore in Karnataka State, about Template:Convert; Karipur International Airport Kozhikode, about Template:Convert from Valiyaparamba.
See also
- Payyannur
- Peringome 20 km from Payyanur
- Ezhimala 12 km from Payyanur Town
- Kunhimangalam village 8 km from Payyanur town
- Kavvayi Island 3 km from Payyanur
- Ramanthali 7 km from Payyanur
- Karivellur 10 km from Payyanur
- Trikarpur 6 km from Payyanur
- Padne
- Cheruvathur
References
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