Thalappara
village in Malappuram District, Kerala, India
Thalappara is a place located in the Malappuram district of Kerala in India near to Moonniyur. It is on the NH 17. It is located in the highway that connects between Thrissur and Calicut.
The important places around Thalappara are Padikkal, Palakkal, Velimukku, Alinchuvadu, Muttichira, Kaliyatamucku, Parakkdavu, Kunnathu Parambu, Chuzhali, Kalathingalpara, Areeppara, Mullankuzhi and Chekuthan moola .
Moonniyur Grama Panchayath
Thalappara is administered by a local council called Moonniyur Grama Panchayath which includes villages like Muttichira, Velimukku, Palakkal and Panickottumpadi. Next to Mooniyur Panchayath lies Thenipalam Panchayath which comes after Panickottumpadi(Padikkal). The population is 38,000.
Transportation
Thalappara village connects to other parts of India through Parappanangadi town. National highway No.66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum.
The public source identifies “Thalappara” as village in Malappuram District, Kerala, India. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Thalappara, village and Malappuram.
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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 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7678900. Authority coordinates are 11.072, 75.903. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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