{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Parappur Malappuram | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Census town | image_skyline = File:Parappur Paddy Fields 1.0.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Paddy fields in Parappur | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|11.0335300|N|76.000100|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Malappuram]] | established_title = Established | established_date = 1956 | founder = | named_for = | government_type = [[Panchayati raj in India|Panchayat]] | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 15.11 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 45 | population_total = 36270 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = 2400 | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | postal_code = 676503 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 0483 | registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-65 | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest Town | blank1_info_sec1 = Kottakkal | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] | blank2_info_sec1 = 1062 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]] | blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy | blank3_info_sec1 = 91.45% | blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | blank4_info_sec1 = Malappuram | blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency | blank5_info_sec1 = Vengara | website = {{URL|http://lsgkerala.in/parappurpanchayat/}} | footnotes = | official_name = }}

[[File:Parappur Paddy Fields 1.1.jpg|thumbnail|Paddy fields]]

''' Parappur ''' is a village and townland two kilometers north of [[Kottakkal]] in [[Malappuram district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx | title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above | access-date=2008-12-10 | author=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref>

The village's landscape can be divided into six plains, slopes, valleys, plains, rivers and streams. Parappur Panchayath was established in the year 1956, the year of Kerala's birth. Kadalundipuzha Panchayat, which originates from Sahyadri and flows through Karuvarakundu basement and many panchayats in Malappuram district, divides it into two. The first president was TE Muhammad Haji. Elections were not held at that time. The delegates were elected through a hands-on vote at the Block Foundation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lsgkerala.in/parappurpanchayat/history/|title=ചരിത്രം « പറപ്പൂര്‍ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Parappur Grama Panchayat)|access-date=2019-08-25}}</ref>

== History == Kottakkal East Kovilakam which belonged to the [[Zamorin of Calicut]] was the landlord of most of the land holdings in the area. The landlords who owned the land in Iringalloor belonged to the Kolpuram Keezhathukunnam Panicker family, which had its roots in [[Kozhikode]]. The legendary Land Reforms Act, implemented in the 1970s, brought the veil to feudalism in other parts of Kerala as well. The old Juma Masjid, such as Ililipilakkal, Vettam, Palani, Kuzhipuram West Palli, Kuzhipuram East Mosque, Veenalukkal Juma Masjid and Vadakkum Muri Mosque are around 200 to 400 years old. The Sree Kurumba Temple at Veenalukkal, the Sree Subramanya Temple, the Iringalloor Sree Ayyappan Kavu Temple, the Katiyakavu Sreebhagavati Temple and the Ashramamangalam Shiva Temple are some of the ancient temples.

Established in the East of the 20th Century, Parappur, a leading educational center, was established in 1901 in East Kund, becoming the East AMLP School. The eleventh state congress of the historic Congress was held in 1939 under the leadership of [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad|EMS Namboodiripad]], who was the then KPCC President [[Mohammed Abdur Rahiman|Mohammed Abdurahiman Sahib]]. The first educational institute to be established in the Parappur Panchayath was the Callakkattil School which was established in 1901 and the only Teachers' School which was established in 1903 in the East.<ref>{{Cite thesis|title=Practices that constitute successful school superintendent leadership : perceptions from established rural school superintendents|publisher=University of Missouri Libraries|first=David Brian|last=Wilson|doi=10.32469/10355/10272|doi-access=free|hdl=10355/10272|hdl-access=free}}</ref>

==Geography== The village has an area of 15.11 km2 (4,473 sq mi) and is bordered by Vengara, Ooragam and Othukkungal villages to the north and Othukkungal village to the east, Edarikkod and [[Kottakkal]] villages to the south and the Edarikkod and Vengara towards the west.it is under the Vengara legislative assembly seat. [[Kadalundi River]] flows through many regions in the Parappur village. Some times during the extreme monsoon seasons the river tends to overflow and makes its way to the village settlements and the paddy fields causing disturbances to the local life.

==Demographics== {{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Parappur had a population of 36270 with 16975 males and 19295 females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parappur Census Town City Population Census 2011-2025 {{!}} Kerala |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/627550-parappur-kerala.html |access-date=2025-12-19 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref name="censusindia" />

== Economy == The movement of many migrant workers from the village to the GCC states continues to the present day, although in smaller numbers after the 2008 international financial crisis began to affect the GCC region.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/GCC-residency-cap-may-force-lakhs-to-return/article15284841.ece|title=GCC residency cap may force lakhs to return|date=2008-08-19|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-08-25|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Transportation== Parappur village connects to other parts of India through [[Kottakkal]] town. National highway No.66 passes through [[Tanur, Malappuram|Kottakkal]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to [[Ooty]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]] through Highways.12,29 and 181. National Highway No.966 connects to [[Palakkad]] and [[Coimbatore]]. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest major railway station is at [[Tirur]].

== Educational Institutes == Parappur village has some of the popular educational institutes in the locality such as, IU Higher secondary school,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iuhssonline.in/|title=IUHSSONLINE - Official Blog Of Iuhss Parappur, Kottakkal|language=en-US|access-date=2019-06-05}}</ref> IU Arts college and many Upper and Lower primary schools.

== References == {{commons category}} {{reflist}} {{Malappuram district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Malappuram district]] [[Category:Kottakkal area]]