23-398: Cherupuzha may refer to: Cherupuzha (Kannur) , Town in the state of Kerala, India Cherupuzha (Karulai) , Kerala, a river Cherupuzha (Mavoor) , Kerala, a river Cherupuzha (Areekode) , Kerala, a river [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
46-552: A gram Panchayat are elected from among the elected ward members. the term of office for elected members in a Gram Panchayat, including the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch, is typically five years. All people over the age of 18 who are residents of the territory of that village's Gram panchayat can vote. For women's empowerment and to encourage participation of women in the democratic process, the government of India has set some restrictions on Gram panchayat elections , reserving one-third of
69-437: A population of 30,733 where 15,004 are males and 15,729 are females. There were 7,052 families residing in the panchayat limits. The sex ratio of Cherupuzha was 1,048 lower than state average of 1,084. In Cherupuzha, 9.7% of the population was under 6 years of age. Average literacy rate of Cherupuzha was 95% higher than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 96.3% and Female literacy at 93.7%. Cherupuzha Grama Panchayat
92-837: A reality, the distance to Bangalore and Mysore would be reduced by more than 60 kilometers also 120 kilometers between Kannur and Bangalore. The road is strategically important for the northern part of the state because it connects two major institutions, the Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) training centre in Peringome with Karnataka. This road stretching across Kerala, connecting Kannur and Kasaragod districts. The development for bypass route from Cherupuzha traverses through Prapoyil, Thirumeni, Chathamangalam, Parappa, Karthikapuram Road
115-676: A village or group of villages. The Gram Sabha works as the general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the people. The gram panchayat is headed by an elected President and Vice President, assisted by a Secretary who serves as the administrative head of the panchayat. The president of a gram panchayat is known as a "Pradhan" or " Sarpanch " in Northern India . There are about 250,000 gram panchayats present in India. Established in various states of India,
138-882: Is a part of Payyanur Block Panchayat . Cherupuzha Panchayat is politically a part of Payyanur Assembly constituency in Kasaragod Loksabha constituency. Satellite towns that are nearby and places at a longer distance which has direct bus route from Cherupuzha includes Pulingome , Thayyeni , Kozhichal , Thirumeni , Padiyotchal , Peringome , Chittarikkal , Vellarikundu , Panathur , Alakkode , Chemperi , Payyavoor , Iritty , Payyanur , Kanhangad , Taliparamba , Kannur , Kasaragod , Kozhikode , Mangalore , Bangalore , Ernakulam , Thrissur , Thodupuzha , Pala , Kottayam , Pathanamthitta etc. These population centres are well connected to Cherupuzha by road. Tejaswini River , also called "kariankode puzha" in Malayalam, which
161-638: Is a town in Kannur district , Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the Cherupuzha Panchayat which is a special grade panchayat in Kerala . It is located about 31 km east of taluk HQ Payyanur , 66 km north east of district HQ Kannur , 524 km from Capital city Thiruvananthapuram , 332 km away from Ernakulam , 150 km from Kozhikode , 121 km away from Mangalore and 326 km from Bangalore . Cherupuzha and its surrounding areas
184-515: Is at Mattanur and Mangalore , Calicut are not far away. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries. The nearest railway station is 28.5 km (17.7 mi) away at Cheruvathur and 32 km (20 mi) from Nileshwar and 34 km (21 mi) away from Payyanur on Shoranur-Mangalore Section . Direct trains are available to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Mangalore, Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai and other parts of
207-573: Is comparatively small among 44 rivers of Kerala, flows beside this town. It originates from Brahmagiri hills of Coorg forest in Karnataka, enters Kerala near Pulingome, flows through the districts of Kannur and Kasaragod and meets the Arabian Ocean, near Nileshwaram as a part of Valiyaparamba Backwaters. Tejaswini, which is 64 km long, do have a rafting stretch of 20 km with plenty of rapids extending up to class-3. The nearest airport (70 km)
230-531: Is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a Ward Member or Commissioner, also referred to as a Panch or Panchayat Member, who is directly elected by the villagers. The Panchayat is chaired by the president of the village, known as a Sarpanch . The term of the elected representatives is five years. The Secretary of the Panchayat is a non-elected representative, appointed by the state government, to oversee Panchayat activities. According to Section. 6 (3) of
253-428: Is still underway, but very significant because it connects Cherupuzha to places like Karthikapuram, Parappa, Neduvode and Rayarome at the shortest distance. This is the only road that goes through the common meeting place of Cherupuzha, Alakode and Udayagiri panchayaths. Efforts are on to renovate the road completely and make it the bypass of Alakode-Therthaly-Cherupuzha Road. The advantage is in case of any complication on
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#1732886722219276-414: Is the starting point to kick off the rafting trip on the river. The rafting experience at Cherupuzha is an ideal stepping stone for those who aspires challenging high altitude rapids. Inflatable rafts are used here which is less expensive and easily maintained. White Water Rafting at Tejaswini river is one of the 17 best places for rafting in India. As of 2011 Census , Cherupuzha Grama Panchayat had
299-513: The Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act of 1994 , that state's gram sabha has to conduct a meeting at least twice a year. Gram Panchayat elections in India occur every five years. The village is divided into wards, and people in each ward vote for their representative. These elected members, along with the president ( sarpanch ) and vice president, form the Gram Panchayat. The president (sarpanch) and vice president (upa-sarpanch) in
322-480: The Constitution re-introduced panchayats as the institutions of local self-governance, with a basic structure for operations at three administrative levels; villages, groups of villages and districts. Gram Panchayats are at the lowest level of Panchayat Raj institutions (PRIs), whose legal authority is the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992, which is concerned with rural local governments. The Gram Panchayat
345-511: The Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: Zila Parishad , at the district level; Panchayat Samiti , at the block level; and Gram Panchayat, at the village level. Rajasthan was the first state to establish Gram Panchayat, Bagdari Village, Nagaur District being the first village where Gram Panchayat was established, on 2 October 1959. In 1992, the institution of Gram Panchayat was modified in order to deepen democracy. The 73rd Amendment to
368-406: The collective effort of people of Cherupuzha and Pulingome. Another important road in the area is Cherupuzha-Thirumeni- Muthuvom road which is of a length of 9 kilometers. From Thirumeni, one can reach to its outskirts like Chathamangalam, Thabore, Muthuvom and Korali. Both private and public transport buses are available from Cherupuzha to Kannur, Kozhikode, Cochin and Bangalore. A new bridge, for
391-471: The country. Kerala Hill Highway ( SH 59 ) passes through Cherupuzha town connects it with Iritty and other towns in eastern areas of Kannur and Kasaragod districts. Mysore and Bangalore can be accessed on the eastern side of Iritty. The National Highway( NH 66 ) passes through Perumba junction through proposed Ezhimala - Bagamandalam Highway. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on
414-552: The major road, the bypass can be used. The major attraction in Cherupuzha is a hanging bridge in Tejaswini river (also known as karyamkode puzha) which connects both Kasaragod and Kannur districts. Grama Panchayat Gram Panchayat ( transl. 'village council' ) is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as the cabinet of
437-403: The proposed Ezhimala-Payyanur-Cherupuzha-Pulingome-Talakkaveri-Bhagamandala-Bengaluru road, has already been constructed over Pulingome river near Cherupuzha, connecting Kerala and Karnataka. Talks are on between Karnataka, Kerala and central Governments on this project. However, Karnataka was not willing to construct the road along the reserve forest and the project got stuck. If this road became
460-494: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cherupuzha&oldid=1031608356 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cherupuzha (Kannur) Nileshwar - 32 km Cherupuzha
483-409: The southern side. Two main roads are Cherupuzha-Payyanur and Cherupuzha - Alakode. All the other roads in this area were built by the people themselves. The roads, Cherupuzha-Pulingome – Kottathalachi, Edavaramba – Koombankunnu, Kariyakkara – Koombankunnu, Cherupuzha-Pulingome-Rajagiri, Rajagiri-Josegiri, Vazhakkundam – Churappadavu, Chunda – Vilakkuvettam and Umayanchal – Kottathalachi are examples of
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#1732886722219506-586: Was agrarian with strong feudal system - Janmi-Kudiyan system - permeating everyday life in past and in the present mainly small and medium farmers. Cherupuzha is a hilly town (part of Western Ghats) on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state. Surrounded by green terrains and mesmerizing hills, Tejaswini river in Cherupuzha offers adventurous tourist activity like white water rafting in Western ghats . Kollada near Cherupuzha
529-553: Was ruled by many royal dynasties in the past, including the Mooshika dynasty of Ezhimala, Chirakkal dynasty of Kolathunadu, Tipu Sultan of the Kingdom of Mysore , before it became a part of the British Raj . The original inhabitants of the area were primarily Hindus. Later on this region gained a sizable Christian and Muslim population. Now the place has Christians as majority. The economy
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