Pandikkad

Malappuram district മലപ്പുറം ജില്ല
District
Kottakkunnu Hills in 2009, Malappuram
Location in Kerala, India
Malappuram district Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°02′N 76°03′E / 11.03°N 76.05°E / 11.03; 76.05Coordinates: 11°02′N 76°03′E / 11.03°N 76.05°E / 11.03; 76.05
Country	India
State	Kerala
Headquarters	Malappuram
Government
• Collector	Amit Meena IAS
Area
• Total	3,550 km2 (1,370 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,110,956
• Rank	1
• Density	1,158/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL-MLP
Vehicle registration	KL-10, KL-53, KL-54, KL-55, KL-65, KL-71
Sex ratio	1096 ♂/♀
Literacy	93.55%
Website	www.malappuram.nic.in

Malappuram district, First e-literate district in one billion people living India, with its headquarters at Malappuram, is a district in the state of Kerala, India. The district was formed on 16 June 1969. Malappuram district is composed of portions of the former Palakkad and Kozhikode districts: Ernad taluk and portions of Tirur taluk in Kozhikode district, and portions of Perinthalmannna and Ponnani taluks in Palakkad district.

Historically a stronghold of orthodox Brahminical Hinduism many famous scholars like Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri who composed the Narayaneeyam in Sanskrit, poonthanam namboodiri and Thunchaththu Ramanujan Ezhuthachan came from Malappuram. The ancient Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics though mainly centred in Thrissur also had namboodiri and nair scholars coming from malappuram. Today the district includes Thirunavaya, the classic medieval centre of Vedic learning; Kottakkal, home of Ayurveda medicine. Islam came to Malappuram early in prophet Mohammed's era itself. As a religion Islam spread in Malappuram district and slowly it became the major religion in the region. The caste system present on those days was the major factor which made people to think about Islam. Ponnani, one of the oldest centres of Islamic education in the region is located here.