Karinkallathani, India

Karinkallathani
village
Karinkallathani

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 10°57′13″N 76°19′15″E / 10.9537°N 76.320718°ECoordinates: 10°57′13″N 76°19′15″E / 10.9537°N 76.320718°E
Country  India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 679322
Nearest city Perinthalmanna

Karinkallathani is a village in between the towns of Perinthalmanna and Mannarkkad on the border of Malappuram and Palakkad districts along the National Highway 217 (Kozhikode-Palakkad).

കരിങ്കല്ലത്താണി അങ്ങാടി.

Etymology

The name 'കരിങ്കല്ലത്താണി' is derived from 'കരിങ്കല്ല് അത്താണി' which is a heavy stone used in market for support the weight of goods in olden days.

History

In olden days Poovathani was the place with a great market and the people or merchants from various places come to there with their goods and they use this 'അത്താണി' to unload their loads and get rest for a while. It was believed that the foundation of this 'അത്താണി' was in the year of 1879 December or 1880 January (കൊല്ലവര്‍ഷം 1055 മകരം 22) by a person who called 'പനമണ്ണ കയറട്ട കിഴക്കേതിൽ പറങ്ങോടൻ നായർ'. Then the place with 'അത്താണി' eventually called as 'കരിങ്കല്ലത്താണി'. Even it was re founded from there as a part of developing the town, till the 'അത്താണി' is kept there in front if Panchayath office as a symbolic of the place.

കരിങ്കല്ലത്താണി 1970-കളില്‍


കരിങ്കല്ലത്താണിയിലെ അത്താണി.

Geography

Karinkallathani is situated in between Perinthalmanna and Mannarkkad at the border of Malappuram and Palakkad districts along the National Highway 217 (Kozhikode-Palakkad). It is covered with small beautiful mountains Kodukuthimala and Mailaady of lush greenery, bestows a harmony of natural beauty. Murinkanni Puzha, river in Chethellur Is also very near to the town. Karinkallathani has more or less the same climatic conditions prevalent else-where the state. The climate is generally mild hot and humid in nature. However the South West Monsoon is usually very heavy. Owing to its natural habitat, Karinkallathani is also a town of fresh air.

Economy

The Palakkad-Kozhikode National Highway which is run through Karinkallathani from ancient time itself has follow-up the development of the town. The people up to the half of 1970's depend upon agriculture and nowadays most of them are migrants. And the major driver of the local economy is the remittances of the migrants residing in the Middle East, Karinkallathani has a strong trader community in which hotels and bakery business out numbers, followed by the textile, medical and auto mobile sector.

Education

The most peoples in Karinkallathani are highly educated. There are LP, UP and High School and various computer & technology institutes in Karinkallathani. From 2014 April onward the Government has promoted Fathima Memmorial High School into Higher Secondary School.

List of Schools and Various Institutes

  1. Fathima Memorial Higher Secondary School
  2. AMLUP School Poovathani
  6. Saradhi Parallel College
  7. Orbit Science Tuition Centre
  8. G-TEC Computer Education
  9. BITS Computer Education
  10. Smart Computer Education

Health Care

Karinkallathani has various medical and dental clinics and laboratory in the town itself and there is a Government Primary Health Center and Ayurveda Clinic near by.

List Of Government Health Care Centres

  1. Primary Health Centre Koorikkund

List of Various Clinics

  1. Shifa Clinics

List of Medical Shops

  1. Soji Medical Shop
  2. Shifa Medical Shop

Demographics

Major language spoken is Malayalam. Hindi and English are also widely understood as official languages, while Tamil and Arabic has considerable speakers. The city population is predominantly Muslim, along with a sizeable Hindu population and small Christian population. Karinkallathani also has little number of Tamils, mainly from rural districts of Tamil Nadu and migrants from North Indian states like Bihar, Jharkhand, UP etc. who are engaged in labour and construction works.

The Church, Temples and the Mosques

'ശ്രീ പനങ്കുറുശ്ശി ഭഗവതി' temple in Chethellur and 'ശ്രീതിരുനാരായണപുരം ശിവ' temple in Arakkuparamba are the very ancient temples in the area. St.Sebastians church Thazhekode Vellappara and St.George Orthadox Malankara Church Mattara are the Christian Churches. Vattaparambu Pothiyil Nelliparamba are the major Mahal's in Karinkallathani. Vattaparambu juma masjid is the first Muslim Mosque in the region. There are some Copper talisman was founded from the Mosque which has noted before 950 years. This all shows the ages of various religious culture in the region.

Place of Interest

വനം വകുപ്പിന്‍റെ കീഴിലുള്ള മൈലാടിയില്‍ നിന്നും ചില ദൃശ്യങ്ങള്‍