{{Short description|Town in Kerala, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Karuvarakundu | other_name = Cherumbu Desam | settlement_type = Semi Urban Area | image_skyline = File:Near Cherumb eco village.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Karuvarakundu | nickname = Tourism Hub of Malappuram District | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|11|7|0|N|76|20|0|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Malappuram District|Malappuram]] | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/statistical/panchayat_statistics2001/mlpm_01.pdf |title=Table 1 - Demographic Particulars - 1991 |work=Panchayat Statistics |publisher=[[Government of Kerala]] |access-date=29 May 2009 |archive-date=7 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107135303/http://www.kerala.gov.in/statistical/panchayat_statistics2001/mlpm_01.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 64.20 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 44434 | population_as_of = 2001 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://malappuram.gov.in/panchayat-pop.html |title=Panchayat wise Population Details (2001 census) |work=[[Malappuram district]] official website |access-date=29 May 2009 |archive-date=1 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201015327/http://www.malappuram.gov.in/panchayat-pop.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 676523 | area_code = 04931 | area_code_type = Telephone code | registration_plate = KL-71,KL-10.

| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Wayanad]] | blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]] | blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|15 to 40 C]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small> | website = {{ URL | karuvarakundu.in }} | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Wandoor]] }} [[File:Cherumb eco tourism village, Karuvarakundu India (3).JPG|thumb|Silent Valley National Park (Koomban Mala) view from Karuvarakundu]] [[File:Cherumb eco tourism village, Karuvarakundu India (2).JPG|thumb|Cherumb eco tourism village, Karuvarakundu]] [[File:Cherumb eco tourism village, Karuvarakundu India.JPG|thumb|Cherumb eco tourism village, Karuvarakundu]] '''Karuvarakundu''' is a semi-urban area in the eastern part of [[Malappuram district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is situated {{convert|32|km}} east of [[Manjeri]], {{convert|26|km|0}} northeast of [[Perinthalmanna]] and 30&nbsp;km southeast of [[Nilambur]]. The Olippuzha River, a tributary of the [[Kadalundi River|Kadalundipuzha]], flows through the town.<ref>{{cite book |title=Kerala District Gazetteers: Kozhikode |year=1986 |publisher=Superintendent of Govt. Presses |volume=5 |page=9 }}</ref> Karuvarakundu is close to the [[Western Ghats]] and hence prone to [[landslide]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Floods batter Adivasi areas of Nilambur It is a Famous Tourist Village in Malappuram District. Cherumbu Eco Village, Keralamkundu Waterfalls, Swapnakundu, Baroda waterfalls are some of the Leading tourist Places in the city. |url=http://www.nidm.gov.in/News%20in%20PDF/2007/July/17.07.07.pdf |work=Disasters Update |publisher=National Institute of Disaster Management, [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)]] |date=17 July 2007 |access-date=29 May 2009 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The name ''Karuvarakundu'' means ''place of the [[blacksmith]]'', indicating the town's history as a metalworking centre.<ref>{{cite journal |year=2000 |title=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |journal=[[Indian History Congress]] |volume=60 |pages=1204 |oclc=1752882 }}</ref> It is known as t

There are many [[tea]] and [[rubber]] [[plantation]]s in and around Karuvarakundu.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} The town is an educational centre of eastern [[Eranad]], with a total of 20 schools and 5 colleges.

Karuvarakundu is part of the setting of the novel [[Arabi Ponnu]], by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]] and [[N. P. Mohammed]].

== History == "Karu" means [[iron]] ore. The place where iron ore was excavated came to be known as Karu varum kundu, later shortened to Karuvarakundu. [[Sword]]s and utensils made of [[iron]] were made here two thousand years ago, and exported to countries like [[Egypt]], [[Rome]], and [[Denmark]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} The people engaged in iron [[ore]] mining took the [[family]] name Aripanikkar. Karuvarakundu is known as the [[Jamshedpur]] of [[south]] [[India]] because of its extensive mining history.

The [[Malabar rebellion]] of 1921 led to riots in Karuvarakundu.<ref>{{cite book|title=Peasant Revolt in Malabar: A History of the Malabar Rebellion, 1921|last=Hitchcock|first=R. H.|publisher=Usha|year=1983|page=65|oclc=15692976}}</ref> On 20 August 1921 the news that the [[United Kingdom|British]] had fired at a mosque in [[Tirurangadi]] spread in Karuvarakundu, and protests against the [[British people|British]] began. On the next day, a mob attacked the police station and seized weapons, leaving the [[police station]] and the [[tourist]] [[Bungalow]] on fire. The [[United Kingdom|British]] [[army]] subsequently came to Karuvarakundu to suppress the rioters. The army barracks were first situated at Chembankunnu and later moved to Cambinkunnu, the current location of the Karuvarakundu Government Higher Secondary School.

==Geography == Karuvarakundu is located on a sloping region near a forest. The mountains of the [[Western Ghats]], which reach a height of 1250 [[metre]]s above sea level, are located in the southeast of the Karuvarakundu [[Panchayath]]. The Olippuzha river, the longest river flowing through Karuvarakundu,{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}} originates in these mountains. The river Kallanpuzha, which also flows through Karuvarakundu, originates at a height of 1050m.

The Karuvarakundu Panchayath covers an area of 64.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and is part of the [[Nilambur]] subdivision of the [[Malappuram]] district. It is one of the main [[agricultural]] areas of the [[Malappuram]] district. It includes [[Kerala Estate]] and shares borders with [[Amarambalam]] and [[Puthur (Palakkad)]] in the north, Puthur Panchayath in the east, [[Alanallur]] in the south and [[Kalikavu]], [[Tuvvur]], and [[Chokkad]] in the west.

===Suburbs and Villages=== * Chengode Bridge, Eanadi and Arimanal Bridge * Pulvetta, Tharish, Kalkundu, Kakkara villages * Kerala Village, Punnakkad Junction * Iringattiri Bridge, Puthanazhi.

===Tourist attractions=== * [[Keralamkundu Waterfalls]] * Cherumb Eco Village * [[Silent Valley National Park]] * [[Anginda peak]] * Thareeqath Dargah of late Hyderabadi saint * Baroda waterfall * Vattamala * vattamala waterfall * Madhari waterfall

===Important landmarks===

* Cherumbu Eco Village. * Keralaamkundu Waterfalls. * Govt. higher secondary school Karuvarakundu. * Kalkundu Waterfalls. * Kerala Estate. * Baroda Waterfalls. * Cordova College for Women Karuvarakundu. * Shifa Acupuncture & Hijama Centre Maruthingal. * Hayath Hospital Maruthingal. * Alsalama Hospital. * Kalakuthilamma Muthappan Temple. * GHSS Karuvarakundu. * GLPS Punnakkad. * GLPS Pulvetta. * GLPS Tharish. * Nalanda College Angadi. * Sri Neelaam Kurushi Ayyappa Temple. * Darunnajaath Islamic Centre. (DNIC) * Bhavanamparambu Siva-Vishnu Temple. * Holy Family Forane Church. * St. George Orthodox Church, Karuvarakundu. * IPC Shalem Hall.

==Transportation== Karuvarakundu village is connected via road to the nearest towns, including [[Manjeri]], [[Perinthalmanna]] and [[Nilambur]]. State Highway 39 (SH 39) between Perumbilavu and Nilambur passes through Karuvarakundu. It is also connected to National Highway No. 966, which connects [[Palakkad]] and [[Coimbatore]]. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Karipur]]. The nearest railway stations are at [[Tuvvur]] and [[Melattur, Kerala|Melattur]].

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category|Karuvarakundu}} {{Malappuram district}}

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