Nediyiruppu
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Nediyiruppu നെടിയിരുപ്പ് |
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Musliyarangadi Town, Nediyiruppu
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| Coordinates: 11°07′47″N 76°00′08″E / 11.1297078°N 76.0021198°ECoordinates: 11°07′47″N 76°00′08″E / 11.1297078°N 76.0021198°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 26,680 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | - |
Nediyiruppu village is located in Kondotty Tehsil of Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is situated 22km from sub-district headquarter Manjeri and 24km from district headquarters Malappuram. Important places in Nediyiruppu village are Musliyarangadi, Colony Road Junction (previously noted as Nediyiruppu landmark), Kottukkara, Meleparambu, Chiryil Chungam, Kodangad, Kuruppath. Historically Nediyiruppu was important as the headquarters of Zamorin dynasty.
Nediyiruppu was the headquarters of the Zamorin rulers of the Kingdom of Calicut (the kingdom was called Nediyiruppu Swaroopam at that time).
Nediyiruppu panchayath is part of Kondotty block in Ernad taluk of Malappuram district. Nediyiruppu local government published in June 2015 a guide on health education for the use of teachers of 3rd through 10th grades. This handbook titled 'Amrith' contains instructions on hygiene, infectious diseases, safe drinking water lifestyle diseases, chemistry in the kitchen and healthy food.
Nediyiruppu panchayath has an area of 20 km2. The panchayath is bordered by other villages like Morayur, Oorakam, Kannamangalam, Kuzhimanna, Kondotty, Muthuvalloor and Pallikkal.
The Zamorin kings of Kozhikode were also called Nediyiruppu Swaroopam because of their maternal connection with Nediyiruppu. So this village was named Nediyiruppu. According to some other historians, the wealth of Manavikrama royalty was kept in the treasury at Nediyiruppu and they called the place Nedi-Iruppu meaning Got-and-placed. This treasury was located in Viruthiyil Paramba in Nediyiruppu.
As of 2001[update] India census, Nediyiruppu had a population of 26680 with 13111 males and 13569 females. In 2015 Nediyiruppu Grama Panchayath and Kondotty Grama Panchayath merged to form a new Kondotty Municipality.
Most of the people of this village are farmers. Some of them also work in Persian Gulf countries. The village of Nediyiruppu becomes very lively in the evenings with crowded streets and noisy bazaars. There is a very good level of affluence in the village because of remittance from workers in the Persian Gulf region.
The biggest Harijan colony in the state of Kerala is located in Nediyiruppu village on a hillock called Colony Road.
The main income of the village is the remittance from Persian Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia. A large number of the locals also work in the agrarian sector. Small industries like hollow bricks, wood cutting, granite quarries and matchbox units exist in the village. The only available petrol bunk is located in Kurupath junction.
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