Thalappara

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'''Thalappara''' is a place located in the [[Malappuram district]] of [[Kerala]] in [[India]] near to ''Moonniyur''. It is on the [[NH 17]].<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, Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2008-12-10}}</ref> It is located in the highway that connects between Thrissur and Calicut.

The important places around Thalappara are Padikkal, Palakkal, Velimukku, Alinchuvadu, Muttichira, Kaliyatamucku, Parakkdavu, Kunnathu Parambu, Chuzhali, Kalathingalpara, Areeppara, Mullankuzhi and Chekuthan moola .

==Moonniyur Grama Panchayath== Thalappara is administered by a local council called ''Moonniyur Grama Panchayath'' which includes villages like Muttichira, Velimukku, Palakkal and Panickottumpadi. Next to Mooniyur Panchayath lies Thenipalam Panchayath which comes after Panickottumpadi(Padikkal). The population is 38,000.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lsgkerala.in/moonniyurpanchayat/ |title=മൂന്നിയൂര്‍ ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Moonniyur Grama Panchayat) |access-date=6 February 2016 |archive-date=30 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131130095225/http://lsgkerala.in/moonniyurpanchayat/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[File:Thalappara.1.jpg|thumbnail|Thalappara Junction]]

==Transportation== Thalappara village connects to other parts of India through [[Parappanangadi]] town. National highway No.66 passes through [[Ramanattukara]] 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. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest major railway station is at [[Parappanangadi]].

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