Kazhimbram
Kazhimbram is a coastal village in Thrissur district, Kerala, India. It had a population of 7,737 at the 1981 census.[1]
Government and geography
[edit]Kazhimbram is the shoreline settlement associated with the village of Edamuttam, which lies inland.[2] Kazhimbram and Edamuttam share the Postal Index Number 680568.[3] Kazhimbram beach has no sea wall and has suffered from severe coastal erosion.[4] As of 2004 it was observed to be a nesting site for turtles, although people were known to dig up the eggs.[5]
Kazhimbram is located south of Valapad village and within Valapad Grama Panchayat. In the 2015 election Kazhimbram elected a member from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) to the Grama Panchayat standing committee.[6] It is in the Block Panchayat of Thalikulam, to which in 2015 it elected an Indian National Congress member.[7] It is part of the Taluk of Chavakkad.[3]
Education
[edit]Kazhimbram is the location of VPM SNDP Higher Secondary School, and also Pallipram FLPS, a state primary school.[3]
Religion
[edit]The Vazhappully Sree Rajarajeshwari temple is located in the village.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "1981 Indian Census". 1981.
- ^ Hoeppe, Götz (2007). Conversations on the Beach: Fishermen's Knowledge, Metaphor and Environmental Change in South India. Berghahn Books. p. 26. ISBN 9781845450151.
- ^ a b c Thrissur District Disaster Management Plan (PDF), Kerala State Disaster Management Authority, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Kerala, 2016, p. 73
- ^ Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Civil Engineering Division. 59: 383. 1978.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Jayakumar C. & Dillepkumar N. (2004), Study of turtles, traditional practices and rights of fishermen in the Kerala coast and development of an education strategy for protecting the coastal biodiversity through a community based Turtle conservation programme (PDF), Thanal Conservation Action and Information Network, p. 25 – via Centre for Development Studies
- ^ "LSGI Election 2015: Thrissur - Valapad Grama Panchayat". Kerala Local Self Government Department. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ LSGI Election 2015: Thrissur - Thalikulam Block Panchayat. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "These peachicks refuse to leave their 'adopted home'". 8 October 2018.
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