Iruvanjippuzha
title: "Iruvanjippuzha" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["rivers-of-kozhikode-district", "thamarassery-area"] topic_path: "general/rivers-of-kozhikode-district" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iruvanjippuzha" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Iruvanjippuazha |
| name_etymology | Iruvanjipuzha |
| image | Mukkam River.jpg |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | India |
| subdivision_type2 | State |
| subdivision_name2 | Kerala |
| subdivision_type3 | Region |
| subdivision_name3 | Asia |
| subdivision_type5 | City |
| subdivision_name5 | AnakkampoyilThiruvambadyMukkam Kumaraneloor KodiyathurChennamangallur Cheruvadi |
| length_km | 50 |
| length_ref | approx. |
| discharge1_location | mouth |
| source1 | Vellarimala |
| source1_location | Western Ghats, Kerala, India |
| source1_coordinates | |
| source1_elevation | 1,544 meters |
| mouth_location | Chaliyar River, India |
| mouth_elevation | 0 m |
| tributaries_left | Chalippuzha |
| tributaries_right | Cherupuzha |
| :: |
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Iruvazhanjippuzha, or Iruvanjipuzha, is a major tributary of River Chaliyar flowing in Kerala. It joins into Chaliyar at Koolimadu near Cheruvadi. Its major tributary is Chalippuzha, which joins with it about 3 km north of Thiruvambady town. Other tributaries are Muthappanpuzha (joining at Anakkampoyil), ulingappuzha (joining at Thiruvambadi) and Karamoola river (join at Mukkam). The famous Thusharagiri waterfall is in the Chalippuzha river. Every year, the Malabar River Festival happens in this river, which is recognized as the biggest Kayak event in Asia.
The villages of Anakkampoyil, Kandappanchal, Narangathode,Thiruvambady, Mukkam, Kodiyathur, Chennamangallur and Cheruvadi are on the banks of this river.
Naadan Premam (transl: Love in the Countryside), a major romantic novel by Malayalam writer S. K. Pottekkatt, is set in the backdrops of Iruvanjippuzha. The river is also mentioned in the film Ennu Ninte Moideen. In this film it shows how the real character dies B. P. Moideen after drowning in the Iruvanjippuzha River.
Landslides in 2024
References
References
- "Summary and Conclusion".
- "CHALIYAR".
- Correspondent, D. C.. (2016-10-14). "Greens to fight for Iruvanjippuzha {{!}} Greens to fight for Iruvanjippuzha".
- "മലപ്പുറം ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള് {{!}} Deparyment of Panchayats".
- (2024-08-02). "86,000 sq metres of land slipped away, debris travelled 8 km along Iruvanjippuzha river: ISRO satellite images reveal". The Economic Times.
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