| Sreekandapuram | |
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| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District(s) | Kannur |
| Nearest city | Taliparamba |
| Parliamentary constituency | Kannur |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Website | www.sreekandapuram.com |
Sreekandapuram is a town and panchayat in Kannur district, in the Indian state of Kerala.
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Sreekandapuram was historically ruled by the Mushika Kingdom.
Today the panchayat comes under the jurisdiction of the Taliparamba tehsil. The panchayat office is situated in the town, on the bank of Sreekandapuram river, which flows into the Valapattanam River. The current president of the Sreekandapuram Grama Panchayat is Sri K.V.Bijumon.
Sreekandapuram is located at
The nearest places to Sreekandapuram town are the city of Taliparamba, the towns of Iritty and Irikkur, and the villages of Chempanthotty, Chempery, and Chengalayi.
The longest suspended rope bridge in Kannur district is situated at Madampam village, crossing the Valapattanam River, where a major irrigation project is underway. Work on a bridge across the river at Madampam is also in progress.
The town of Sreekandapuram has a mixed population of Muslims, Hindus and Christians, with the Muslims forming a majority. The Malik Dinar mosque is situated at Pazhayangadi, 1 km from the town, and the Pazhayangadi Manna is 2 km out of town on the Payyavoor Road.
A popular Hindu temple in the panchayat is the historic Ammakoottam Mahadevi temple. The temple was looted and destroyed by Tipu Sultan, and nothing remained of it but earth and stones covered by bushes up until the 1970s. The land on which it stood was owned by the local Muslim community leader, and when people living around the temple claimed to have witnessed the Devi's presence, it was handed over to local Hindu community leaders and a new temple was built.
Educational establishments in the Sreekandapuram panchayat include: