Beypore
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| Beypore | |
  Beypore
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| State - District(s) |
Kerala - Kozhikode |
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| Area - Elevation |
- 1 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
66,883 - |
Beypore or Beypur is a small coastal village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. The place was formerly known as Vaypura / Vadaparappanad. Tippu Sultan named the town “Sultan Pattanam”.This place also has a small port and a beautiful beach. Beypore port is one of the oldest ports in Kerala from where trading was done to the Middle East. Beypore is also famous for building wooden ship, it is called Dhows or Urus in Malayalam language. These ships are usually bought by arab merchants for trading, fishing and now used as a tourist ships.
Chaliyar Puzha which is the fourth longest river in the Kerala state flows through this village.
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[edit] Geography
Beypore is located at [1]. It has an average elevation of 1 metres (3 feet).
[edit] Travel Information
By road : Beypore is well connected by road and is just 11 km from Calicut.
By air : Calicut airport, is at Karipur and is 23 km from Calicut city centre
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Beypore had a population of 66,883. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Beypore has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 50% of the males and 50% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Places of Attraction
Pulimuttu- Pulimuttu is the local name of the 1 km long bridge made of stone stretching in to sea. It is made by piling stones like a pathway to sea. Beypore light house is situated at the south bank of chaliyar,
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