Maranchery
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Maranchery (Malayalam: മാറഞ്ചേരി) is a small village in the Ponnani taluk of Malappuram district of Kerala state in India. This village is bounded by Biyyam Kaayal (back water) and Nuranipuzha (a river) on one side and Veliancode village on another side.
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[edit] Location
It is located at 10° 44' 18N 75° 58' 25E Elevation is sea level.
Maranchery can be reached via Kuttipuram Railway Station, which is located around 40 km. Calicut International Airport is the nearest airport, is located about a distance of 80 km. Cochin international airport is about a distance of 100 km . Road accessibility to this village is good, The State highway passes through this village.
The Postal Index Number for Maranchery is 679581. Thamalassery, Vadamukku,Panambadu, Parichakam and Mukkala are small village areas that comes in the Maranchery Panchayat.
[edit] History
Long ago Maranchery was the home of Azhvanchery Thamprakkal. Later they shifted to Athavanadu.
[edit] Statistics
(As on 2001 Provisional Statistics) Area 20.47 Sq Km Population 28991
[edit] Administration
The administrative system prevailing in this village is Local self-government. Self-Government consists of Grama Panchayat which is headed by grama panchayat president. Under this system the village is divided into 15 wards.
[edit] Tourism
One tourist attraction is Biyyam Kayal. This placid, green fringed back water has a water sports facility. Here a boat race is conducted annually, during Onam celebrations. A permanent pavilion is built for the spectators and nearly two dozen country boats, including some rowed by women, participate in the race.
Monsoon is another attraction here. The paddy fields in this village will be filled with water for almost 4 to 6 months. This is a spectacular scene with lot of birds and other small creatures. This kind of water logged paddy fields is called kole land.
Kaakka Thuruthu (Crow Island) is a tiny island in Maranchery, is a seasonal home to hundreds of migratory birds and thousands of crows. By end of October birds from different parts of world starts coming to kole land. With the onset of April, migratory birds in the kole lands of Maranchery will be getting ready for their return trip. Some of the birds fly in to this region from places as far away as Siberia and Europe as well as from the Himalayan regions, while there are some resident species that move in from the neighboring States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The best time for bird watch is between June and August. To watch Migratory birds best time is November to February.
There are lot of seasonal festivals associated with temples and mosques in this area. Lakhs of people from near by villages attend these festivals.
The Siva temple at Maranchery is one of the famous, which has history that takes back to centuries.Kodanchery juma masjid is oldest mosque which is the land mark of maranchery
