Karulai

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Field	Value
name	Karulai
native_name	God's own village
settlement_type	village
image_skyline	Karulai. Organic.jpg
image_caption	Government run vegetable shop in Karulai
pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Kerala, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Kerala
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Malappuram
established_title
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Malayalam, English
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	04931
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Karulai is a small town and panchayath in Nilambur Taluk of Malappuram district. It is situated on the banks of the Karimpuzha River. Edakkara, Nilambur, Pookkottumpadam, and Vaniyambalam are the nearest towns.

Tourist attraction

Karulai is the "gods' own village" in Kerala with green forest, and has a variety of animals, plant and fish species in the River Karimpuzha. A considerable area of the Karulai village is forest which includes the Nedumkayam Rainforest. Karulai has a very low population density and majority of the population lives near bus stands because of a large number of forest areas. This village is home to over 20,000 inhabitants.

Nedumkayam

Nedumkayam is 14km from Nilambur town, in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. Nedumkayam is noted especially for its rich rain forests. The wooden resthouse built here by the British offers a panoramic view of the elephant and deer grazing in the forest nearby. One has to get prior permission from the Indian Forest Service to enter the forest zone. Heavy restrictions are imposed as a measure to save the existing forest land. An elephant taming center is also located here. Nilambur including Nedumkayam has been selected for being developed as Kerala's second ecotourism destination. It is very beautiful and very good tourist center. There is a huge demand for the last several years to create the Nilambur - Karulai - Silent Valley - Coimbatore road. Nedumkayam rainforest is a part of Nilgiri's Biosphere Reserve. People rave about the fresh air and clear water that flows through, along with rare species of flora and fauna, and this is home to almost all of the mammals in western ghats and more than 200 species of birds hence classifying it as an important bird area. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Kunhamutty_School.jpg" caption="Kunhamutty School, Karulayi, Nilambur"] ::

Road distances

Nilambur to Karulayi. 10km
Karulayi to Nedungayam. 7km
karulai to pookottumpadam 9km
karulai to Edakkara 9km

Naxalite threat

On 24 November 2016, three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with Kerala police. Naxalite leader Kappu Devaraj from Andhra Pradesh is included in the list of killed in the incident. Villages like Mundakkadavu, Kalkullam and Uchakkulam near Karulai are threatened by Naxalite attacks. Naxalites visit the locality regularly and ask for food and shelter from the tribals. The police are also combing the area regularly but have not arrested any Naxalites. On 27 September 2016, there was firing between the Maoists and the Kerala police in this area and no one was injured in this incident.

Tribal villages

Nedumkayam
Mancheeri
Mundakkadavu
Uchakkulam
Kalkkulam

Villages and suburbs

Chandakkunnu, Mukkatta and VEllappuzha
Mutheeri, Nallamthanni Pulliyil and valavu
Mailampara. Varikkal. Chettiyil. Kottuppara.
Cherupuzha, ambalappadi

Important landmarks

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Nedungayam_Bridge_Nilambur.jpg" caption="Nedungayam Bridge"] ::

Hayathul Islam Madrasa, Pilakkal
Kottayil book house karulai
Tharbiyathul Ouladh Madhrassa
Kunhamutty Memorial Higher Secondary School
Organic Vegetable Cluster, Krishi Bhavan
Karulayi Panchayath Office, School Road.
Town Juma Masjid
SYS. SSF. Karulai. Sector . S B S.
karulai juma masjid Pallipadi
SKSSF town unit Pallipadi
Nambola footwear karulai
M D I Public School Karulai
Burma Petrolium Pallippadi. Karulai.
Jubilee Medicals. Karulai.
Fazil -E- Omar Public School

References

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