Moothedam

Moothedam
village
Moothedam
Moothedam

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 11°20′02″N 76°18′35″E / 11.334008°N 76.309769°E / 11.334008; 76.309769Coordinates: 11°20′02″N 76°18′35″E / 11.334008°N 76.309769°E / 11.334008; 76.309769
Country  India
State Kerala
District Malappuram
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 679 331
Telephone code 00914931

Moothedam is a small town and panchayath in Nilambur taluk of Malappuram district. It is situated on the foothills of Western Ghats near to Mukurthi National Park in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. The panchayath is surrounded by Punnappuzha (north and west) and Karimpuzha (south).

Suburbs and villages

moothedam panchayath surrounded by Punnappuzha and forest.Grama panchayath office situated at Karappuram.There are 15 wards in this panchayath. Radhamani teacher is the Panchayath President.

Transportation

Moothedam village connects to other parts of India through Nilambur town. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. National highway No.66 passes through Ramanattukara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State. The nearest airport is at Kozhikode. The nearest major railway station is at Feroke.

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