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Melattur is a town in Malappuram district of Kerala. It is situated on the banks of the Velliyar river. The name Melattur came from the Malayalam words 'Mele' (above), 'Aaru' (river) and 'Ooru' (place); i.e., 'place near upstream'. There are places named Edayattur (place near middle of the river), and Keezhattur (place near to the downstream) on the banks of the river Olippuzha. The town is well connected to Perinthalmanna (17 km [11 mi]), Manjeri (23 km [14 mi]), Mannarkkad (24 km [15 mi]), Pandikkad (8 km [5.0 mi]) and Karuvarakundu (11 km [6.8 mi]) by road. Melattur Railway Station is a minor railway station on the Nilambur - Shornur Line.




History



This place was originally part of the Valluvanad Swaroopam dynasty.
Valluvanad was an erstwhile princely state in the present state of Kerala, that extended from the Nila River (Bharathappuzha) in the South to the Panthaloor Mala in the North. On the west, it was bounded by the Arabian Sea at Ponnani and on the east by the Attapadi Hills.




Facilities


Government offices like subregistrar office, Educational office, KSEB office, village and Panchayath offices, Police Station, A Community Health Center, Ayurvedic Hospital, Unani Hospital, Krishibavan, PWD area office and several bank branches situated in melattur town itself. Melattur town is the center for several commercial shops and facilities and people from surrounding villages depend on Melattur for their day to day requirements.




Education


A government aided high school is situated in Melattur town, with secondary Educational facility.
A Private self-financing Engineering college is also there near to Melattur town.




Suburbs and villages


Karuvarakkundu, Punnakkad and pavanapuram
Iringattiri, Puthanazhi , Edapatta and manazhi
Mythri Nagar, Eppikkad and Athani
Uchoorakkadavu, Chemmaniyod and Manappady
Vengur, Sahibpadi and Karyavattom
Mannarmala, Pattikkad and Pooppalam




Transportation


Road

Melattur is situated on the Perumbilavu - Nilambur State Highway 39. Karuvarakundu - Melattur State Highway 70 ends at Melattur by joining Kumaramputhur - Olippuzha Road. Manjeri - Olippuzha - Kumaramputhur Road also passes through the town and one of the shortest route between Kozhikode and Palakkad is via Manjeri - Melattur - Mannarkkad.
From Melattur Panchayat bus stand, buses are available to Perinthalmanna, Pandikkad, Manjeri, Kozhikode, Mannarkkad, Palakkad, Coimbatore, Thuvvur, Edayattur, Karuvarakundu, Kalikavu, Nilambur, Edathanattukara, Moonadi, Kalpetta, Thamarassery, Pattambi, Vytilla Hub, Guruvayur, Thrissur and Kanjirappalli.
Rail
Melattur Railway Station is a minor Railway Station on the Nilambur - Shornur Line, trains are available from here to Nilambur, Shornur, Palakkad, Kottayam and Kochuveli.




Important landmarks


Melattur High school
Ayamu Community Hall
Paliative Care Center
Vasudeva Library
Puthanazhi Mosque
Royal Unani Hospital
Puthanazhi Medical Center
Thathwamasy Manikanda Temple
Kerala Gramin Bank Building
Thottakkadakkavu Ayyappa Temple
Loveline Convention Center
Noorul Islam Highschool
MEA Engineering College
Jalaliya Juma Masjidh
Pattikkad Juma Masjidh
Jamia Nooriya Arabic College
Irshad English School Melattur
Melattur railway station
Kaippully Vishnu-Vettekkaran Temple
Njarakulagara Temple
Puthiyedath Siva Temple
Panayoor Mana
Edayattur Juma Masjid
Cholakkulam Juma Masjid
Noorul Islam Madrasa, Cholakkulam
DNMAUP School Edayattur
Attuthrikovil Shiva Temple
Areekkara Pathayappura Heritage home




References



http://www.melatturonline.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20141208205533/http://www.alpettas.com/

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