Kalpakancheri
| Kalpakanchery | |
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| Village | |
 Kalpakanchery
 Kalpakanchery
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| Coordinates: 10°56′0″N 75°59′0″E / 10.93333°N 75.98333°ECoordinates: 10°56′0″N 75°59′0″E / 10.93333°N 75.98333°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Government | |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 31,263 as per 2,001 census. |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 676551 |
| Telephone code | 0494 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-55 ,KL-10 |
| Nearest city | KADUNGATHUKUNDU , PUTHANATHANI , VALANCHERY , TIRUR , KOTTAKKAL |
| Lok Sabha constituency | PONNANI |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | TIRUR |
| Civic agency | PANCHAYATH |
Kalpakanchery (കല്പകഞ്ചേരി) is a one of the fastest growing village in Kerala State and a gram panchayat in the Malappuram district, state of Kerala, India. The town is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) south-west of Malappuram. Kadungathukundu , Puthanathani , Kuraga and Randathani are the four towns in Kalapakanchery. It is a centre of academic institutions and other offices. There are three higher secondary schools, One Arabic college, Two industrial training centres, One un-aided high school, 4 primary schools, Kalpakancheri police station, Bafakhy Yatheem Khana, Sub-register Office and Kalpakancheri Panchayat Office .
The name Kalpakanchery was chosen as it was the land of coconut trees. The Panchayath has many schools and had a weekly market on Wednesday. The weekly market was held in present day Melangadi, between Puthanathani and Kadungathukundu. The bigger towns like Tirur, Kottakkal and Valanchery are around 8 or 9 kilometres (5.0 or 5.6 mi) away. The panchayat was a part of the Kingdom of Tanur (Vettattnad) in medieval times. The Lord of Azhvanchery and Lord of Kalpakanchery were usually present at the coronation of a new Zamorin of Calicut. Some 20,000 people attended a Khilafat Movement meeting held in Kalpakancheri just before the 1921 Mappila rebellion. During the uprising, a Muslim gang under the leadership of Odayappurath Chekkutty from Kalpakancheri guarded Kizhake kovilakam and Arya Vaidya Sala of Kottakkal.
As of the 2001 India census[update], Kalpakanchery had a population of 31,263 with 14,801 males and 16,462 females.
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