Karuvarakundu
| Karuvarakundu | |
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| Small town | |
Karuvarakkundu
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 Karuvarakundu
 Karuvarakundu
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| Coordinates: 11°7′0″N 76°20′0″E / 11.11667°N 76.33333°ECoordinates: 11°7′0″N 76°20′0″E / 11.11667°N 76.33333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.20 km2 (24.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 36,956 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 676523 |
| Telephone code | 04931 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-71,KL-10. |
| Lok Sabha constituency | wayanad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Wandoor |
| Climate | 15 to 40 C (Köppen) |
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Karuvarakundu is a small town in the eastern part of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Manjeri, 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of Melattur and 10 km southeast of Kalikavu. The Olippuzha River flows through the town, a tributary of the Kadalundipuzha. Karuvarakundu is very near to the Western Ghats and hence prone to landslides. There are many tea and rubber plantations in and around Karuvarakundu. The name Karuvarakundu means habitat of the blacksmith, indicating the town's history as a metalworking centre.
Nilambur is 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Karuvarakundu. There are some references to Karuvarakundu in MT's famous novel Arabiponnu.
“Karu” means Iron ore the place from where iron ore was excavated came to be known as karu varum kundu, after this name shorted to Karuvarakundu.There are historical references that this place had ancient relation with iron.Evidences tell us that the people engaged in iron ore mining had the family name Aripanikkar. Karuvarakundu can be termed as the Jamshedpur of south India.History reveals that swords and utensils made of iron were made here and exported to countries like Egypt Rome Denmark.Two thousand years ago the Malabar’s riot of 1921 had its impact on Karuvarakundu. On 20 August 1921 the news of British firing at a mosque in Tirurangadi spread in karuvarakundu and people protested against the British on the next day, people attacked the police station and seized weapons.The mob set the police station and the tourist Bungalowon fire. The next day the British army came to karuvarakundu to fight the rioters.They set up there barrack first at chembankunnu and later at cambinkunnu which is now the Karuvarakundu Govt Higher Secondary School.
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