Kalpakanchery is a revenue village and a Gram Panchayat in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. The village is located 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-west to the city of Malappuram.
Kadungathukundu, Puthanathani, Kurukathani, and Randathani are four major towns around Kalpakanchery. The National Highway 66 passes through the village. The village is a centre of academic institutions and other offices. There are several educational institutions, healthcare institutions, two industrial training centres, Kalpakanchery police station, Bafakhy Yatheem Khana (orphanage), post office, Kalpakanchery Sub-registrar Office, and Kalpakanchery Panchayat Office in the town. The village had a weekly market on Tuesdays known as Melangadi Chantha. The weekly market was held at present-day Melangadi, between Puthanathani and Kadungathukundu. The municipal towns of Tirur, Kottakkal, and Valanchery are located around 8 or 9 kilometres (5.0 or 5.6 mi) away from here.
Etymology
The name Kalpakanchery is believed to evolve from a combination of two Malayalam words, Kalpakam (Coconut tree) and Chery (Street), which means the street of coconut trees.[1]
Demography
As of the 2011 India census[update], Kalpakanchery had a population of 33,721 with 15,391 males and 18,330 females.[5] The literacy rate of the village in 2011 was 94.37%.[4]Malayalam is the most spoken language.
As of 2011 census, the village contains 2 pre-primary schools, 13 primary schools, 5 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools, 3 vocational training schools, a special school for disabled, and one more school.[6] GVHSS Kalpakanchery, established in 1958, is one of the oldest secondary schools in the area. Educational institutions in the village include:
As of 2011 census, there is a Primary health centre, 3 primary health subcentres, a maternity and child welfare centre, 2 hospital alternative medicines, a dispensary, 2 veterinary hospitals, a family welfare centre, 2 charitable private hospitals, and 12 medicinal shops in the village.[6]
A government Ayurvedic hospital and a government veterinary dispensary functions at Thozhanur near to Randathani.
Civic administration
The Kalpakanchery Gram Panchayat office
The region is administered by the Kalpakanchery Grama Panchayat. It is composed of 19 wards:[11]
^ abDirectorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram(PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 172. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram(PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 350. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ abDirectorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram(PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 351. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
^ abDirectorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram (PART-A)(PDF). Trivandrum: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. pp. 168–169. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
