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Kolikkal

village in Kerala, India

Architectural plans, a scale model, maps and brass measuring instruments
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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ6427258
Source-derived summary

Kolikkal is a suburban village near Poonoor, in Kerala State. Kolikkal is in Kattippara Grama Panchayat and about 5 km away from Thamarassery town. The Poonoor river flows through the heart of Kolikkal. The village is mostly known for a rubber plantation. Fishing during the beginning of the monsoon season is one of the most prominent hobbies of the village men. Autorickshaws are a common sight in Kolikkal.

The old Kolikkal Mahallu Juma Masjid, built in the 1950s, is one of the oldest Masjids in the district.

There are number of people who have migrated from neighbouring districts like Malappuram to work on the plantation.

Schools

Ishaath Public School

Grace English Medium School

Development

Kolikkal village is well developed in many aspects. The village has its own mobile application named Kolikkal Info.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Kolikkal” as village in Kerala, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Kolikkal, village and Kerala.

Editorial reviewA strong orientation record where physical form, institutional use and historical geography need to be read together. The current 132-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Kolikkal, village and Kerala providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Kolikkal”, the useful work is to connect “village in Kerala, India” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

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 Jul 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q6427258. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

Critical limits

A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.

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  • Historic place names
  • Jurisdictional context
  • Routes into maps and plans
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Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Kolikkal”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Kolikkal primary sources, Kolikkal archive and Kolikkal research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Kolikkal”?
  2. What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
  3. Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
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This entry incorporates text from Kolikkal” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.