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* From [[Taliparamba]] : Board any bus going to [[Cherukunnu]] / Vellikkeel. |
* From [[Taliparamba]] : Board any bus going to [[Cherukunnu]] / Vellikkeel. |
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* From [[Kannur ]] : Board any bus going to Anchampeedika via panneri to cherukunnu. |
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* From [[ Cherukunnu ]] : Board any bus going to Parassinikadav, Kannur, Taliparamba Areas via Morazha , or Anchampeedika Route. |
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==References== |
==References== |
Morazha
മൊറാഴ
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Village
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Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Kannur |
Government | |
• Body | Village |
Population
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• Total | 4,389 |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN |
670331
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Telephone code | 0497278**** |
Vehicle registration | KL-13, KL-59 |
Sex ratio | 1073 ♂/♀ |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragode |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Taliparamba |
Civic agency | Village |
Morazha is a villageofTaliparamba MunicipalityinKannur district in the Indian stateofKerala. Before expansion of Taliparamba Municipality this village was part of erstwhile Anthoor Panchayat. Though part of a Municipal Town, Morazha remains like a sinless village.
The landscape of Morazha village comprises paddy fields and hilltop areas. This village have four major portions viz. Morazha Central, Panneri, Kanool and Punnakkulangara. While being part of a Municipal Town, the people of this village solely depends the towns in Cherukunnu and Kannapuram for their routine needs. Most of the people are employed at said towns.[1]
Morazha is located at 11°59′13″N 75°20′56″E / 11.987°N 75.349°E / 11.987; 75.349.[2] It has an average elevation of 1 metres (3 feet).
According to the 2001 India census,[3] Morazha had a population of 4, 389.
The KPCC gave a call to the people of Malabar to observe September 15, 1940 as Anti-Imperialist Day. The action was disapproved by the Congress High Command, but there were meetings and demonstrations all over in North Malabar area on this day. Morazha was the centre of this agitation. There were violent clashes between the people and the police at several places and lathicharge and firing were resorted to by the police to meet the situation. Two young men were killed in a clash between a mob and a police party at Morazha. The young men were two police officers Sub-Inspector K.M Kuttikrishna Menon and Constable Raman. In connection with this incident, K.P.R. Gopalan, a prominent communist, was arrested on a charge of murder and later sentenced to death. But, owing to the intervention of several top-ranking political leaders including Mahatma Gandhi, the death penalty was not carried out. The Quit India Movement of August 1942 also had its echoes here in Morazha. A socialist group among the Congress workers under Dr. K.B. Menon, provided leadership to the movement [4]
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