Athirappilly
Gram Panchayat in Thrissur district of Kerala, India
Athirappilly is a Grama Panchayat with 489.00 km2 area in Chalakudy Taluk, Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is located 52 km from Thrissur city, 60 km northeast of Kochi city, 32 km northeast of Cochin International Airport, and 24 km from Chalakudy town.
Wildlife
The Athirappilly Falls is situated 1000 ft above sea level on the Chalakudy river, at the entrance to the Sholayar ranges of the Western Ghats, Athirappalli is a scenic combination of forests and little streams. Falling from a height of 80 feet, this is one of the largest waterfalls in the state. Many endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna are found in the forests of the Athirapilly-Vazhachal area. This area is the only place in the Western Ghats where four endangered hornbill species are seen. The Western Ghats is one of the most important biodiversity hot spot in the world. This valuable natural world is already degraded by mining and hydro electric projects. Environmentalists claim that Athirapally is a one-of its-kind riparian ecosystem in Kerala. V.S. Vijayan, Chairman of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board and former Director of the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Coimbatore, has been quoted in Down to Earth magazine as affirming that the Vazhachal forest division is the second most biodiverse area in the State.
The public source identifies “Athirappilly” as gram Panchayat in Thrissur district of Kerala, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Athirappilly, Gram and Panchayat.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3595871. Authority coordinates are 10.289, 76.548. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 3 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1000.
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