Thalakkulathur

Thalakkulathur
Thalakkulathur
village
	Palora Shiva Temple, Purakkattiri
	Thalakkulathur Location in Kerala, India Thalakkulathur Thalakkulathur (India)
	Coordinates: 11°21′10″N 75°45′40″E / 11.35278°N 75.76111°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Population (2011)
• Total	29,388
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673317
Vehicle registration	KL-76
Website	https://www.facebook.com/palorasivakshethram/

Thalakkulathur is a small village near Kozhikode city on the road to Atholi,_Kerala.^[1]

Demographics[edit]

As of 2011^[update] India census, Thalakkulathur had a population of 29388 with 13753 males and 15635 females.^[1]

Notable people[edit]

Mithun Vijay Kumar, a renowned political commentator, has his ancestral home in Thalakkulathur.

History[edit]

Thalakkulthur is supposed to have got this name from the pond used for ritualistic purposes by the priests of Zamorin dynasty located here.

Temples[edit]

Vazhani Temple
Thalakkulathoor Temple
Vellikkulangara Temple
Palora Shiva Temple
Itharakkuni Shiva Temple
Mattath Shiva Temple
Sree Karinkali Devi Temple, Annassery
cherukattu kannikkan
Shri Palora Shiva Temple
Mathilakam shri Narasimha Moorthi Temple
Modappilavil shri bhagavathi temple
Sree Manathanathi nagakaali temple

Cherukatt gurudeva temple

Mosque[edit]

Purakkattiry jumua masjid
Salafi masjid Purakkattiry
Noor Masjid Kachery
Thaniyadath jumua masjid near bypass
Parambath old jumua masjid
Masjidul hamad Parambath
Masjidul Fathima andikode
Masjidul irshad padannakkalam
Masjid aboobacker sidheeq annasseey road
Masjidul Thaqwa vk road
Annasseey jumua masjid
Thoonumannil masjid
Edakkara jumua masjid near up school

Shri Palora Shiva temple is a popular religious destination of Thalakkulathur. It is about two km west of Purakkittiri town. The road to the river takes you to the temple after crossing the newly built highway. There is a small underpass for crossing the highway. The temple is built inside a calm residential zone and has sylvan surroundings. It is east facing and is a little elevated from the road.