Tirur

Tirur is a major municipal town in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 16.55 square kilometres (6.39 sq mi).

It is one of the major business centers in Malappuram district and is situated 26 kilometres (16 mi) west of Malappuram and 52.5 kilometres (32.6 mi) south of Kozhikode, on the Shoranur–Mangalore section under Southern Railway.

Tirur is a major trading centre for electronic devices and seafood in Northern Kerala and has an average elevation of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) above the sea level.

History

The medieval Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics was mainly centred in and around present-day Tirur Taluk. Puthiyangadi region in Tirur served as the headquarters of the medieval feudal principality of Tanur, who were allied on various occasions to the Zamorins of Calicut, prior to the East India Company rule in the region (1792–1858) and subsequent British Raj (1858–1947). Tirur railway station, built in 1861, is the oldest railway station in Kerala.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Tirur had a population of 53,650, of which 48% are male and 52% female. Tirur has an average literacy rate of 95%, higher than the national average of 71.0%: male literacy is 96%, and female literacy is 94%. In Tirur, 13% of the population is under six years of age. Tirur Assembly constituency is part of Ponnani (Lok Sabha constituency).

Transportation

Railway station: Tirur railway station is one of the major railway stations in northern Kerala. Almost every train stops here, connecting the district to the rest of the country. Tirur railway station is also the oldest railway station in the state. The first railway line in Kerala was set in 1861 from Beypore to Tirur. It is 19 mile-long (30.5 Km) which was commissioned by the South- West line of Madras railway company.
Road: Tirur is well connected to the other cities by road, even though no National Highway passes through the town. The Chamravattom bridge connects Kochi with Kozhikode. There are regular buses plying between Tirur and nearby major towns and cities like Malappuram, Ponnani, Manjeri, Puthanathani, Valanchery, Kuttippuram, Kottakkal, Tanur, Parappanangadi, Kozhikode, Guruvayur, Thrissur, Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Coimbatore, Bangalore and all major cities. There are a few private buses offering overnight journeys to Bangalore.
Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) away.

Educational institutions

There are many educational institutions in Tirur region.

Notable people from Tirur

Tirur region

Abdurahiman Randathani - politician and former MLA.
Achyutha Pisharadi - a Sanskrit grammarian, astronomer and mathematician.
Adil Ibrahim - actor.
Azad Moopen - doctor and businessman.
B. M. Kutty - journalist.
C. Radhakrishnan - writer and film director.
Damodara Nambudiri - mathematician.
Dileep K. Nair - Educationist.
Govinda Bhattathiri - mathematician.
Hemanth Menon - actor.
K. V. Ramakrishnan, poet.
Kalamandalam Kalyanikutty Amma - Resurrector of Mohiniyattam.
Kurukkoli Moideen, Politician and MLA.
Kuttikrishna Marar - literary critic.
Malayath Appunni - poet and children's writer.
Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri - mathematician and Sanskrit poet.
Mohammed Irshad - Footballer.
Mohamed Salah - footballer.
N. Samsudheen - Politician and MLA.
P. Nandakumar - Politician and MLA.
Parameshvara Nambudiri - mathematician.
Pulapre Balakrishnan - Economist and Educationalist.
Ranjith Padinhateeri - biological physicist.
Ravi Vallathol - actor.
Salman Kalliyath - Footballer.
Sadheer Ali Tirur - Poet and Politician.
T. M. Nair - Political activist.
Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan - poet.
Tirur Nambissan - Kathakali singer.
V. Abdurahiman - Minister of Kerala.
Vaidyaratnam Triprangode Moossad - physician.
Vallathol Narayana Menon - poet.
Vijayan - actor.

Kottakkal region

Vaidyaratnam P. S. Warrier - physician.
K C Manorama Thampuratti (eminent Sanskrit poet)
K. C. Manavedan Raja (Zamorin of Calicut during 1932–1937)
M. K. Vellodi (Indian civil servant, diplomat, former Cabinet Secretary)
Dr. K. C. K. E Raja, former Vice Chancellor Kerala University and Director General of Health Services.
Sangita Madhavan Nair, Actress
U. A. Beeran
Jayasree Kalathil, Researcher.
P. K. Warrier
Kottakkal Sivaraman (eminent Kathakali artist)
V. C. Balakrishna Panicker
Kottakkal Madhu (Kathakali singer)
M. P. Abdussamad Samadani (politician, MLA, former Member of Parliament)
Sachin Warrier (playback singer and composer)