Nanmara

Nemmara നെന്മാറ Nenmara
Village
Paddy field in Nemmara
Nemmara Show map of Kerala Nemmara Show map of India Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10°35′38″N 76°35′59″E / 10.593887°N 76.599639°E / 10.593887; 76.599639Coordinates: 10°35′38″N 76°35′59″E / 10.593887°N 76.599639°E / 10.593887; 76.599639
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Government
• Body	Grama Panchayath
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	678508
Telephone code	04923
Vehicle registration	KL-71

Nemmara is a town in the Palakkad district, Kerala, India. It is administrated by the Nemmara gram panchayat. Nemmara hosts the Vallanghi Nenmara Vela, a yearly festival jointly organised with Vallangi village.

As of 2001^[update], according to the Indian census, Nemmara had a population of 18,244 with 8,888 males and 9,356 females.

Vallanghi Nenmara Vela is held in the Nellikulangara Bhagavathy Temple, and runs from the 3-16 April each year. It involves friendly rivalry between the villages of Nemmara and Vallangi, as they try to outcompete each other in artistic ceremonies such as Kummattikali, Karivela and a parade of caparisoned elephants. The most popular part of the festival is the fireworks display the at the end, which typically lasts for one hour and is witnessed by thousands of people.