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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Ottapalam
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| Region = [[Valluvanad]]
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| leader_party = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| leader_title1 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name1 = Adv. K. Premkumar
| leader_title2 = [[Chairperson]]
| leader_name2 = K Janaki Devi
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| population_total = 53,790
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| population_rank = 2nd in [[Palakkad district]]
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
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| postal_code = 679 101
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[[File:Varikkasseri Nalukettu.jpg|thumb|Varikkasseri Nalukettu]]
[[File:Ottpalam town3.jpg|thumb|Sunder Iyer road, Ottapalam town]]
[[File:Hospitalfront.jpg|thumb|Seventh Day Adventist Hospital in Ottapalam]]'''Ottapalam''', (also spelled '''Ottappalam''') is a town in Ottapalam [[taluk]] of the [[Palakkad district]] in [[Kerala, India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Ottapalammunicipality.in|title=Ottapalam}}</ref> Chinakathoor Pooram, an event held every year at [[Chinakkathoor Temple]] in [[Palappuram]] near Ottapalam, is one of the famous festivals in Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.festivalsofindia.in/chinakkathoor_pooram/|title=Chinakkathoor Pooram|publisher=FestivalsOfIndia.com|access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref>

==History==
The area now known as Ottapalam was formerly known as ''Ayirur Thekkummuri'' Desam. The present-day Ottapalam, [[Pattambi]] and [[Cherpulassery]] areas were part of the medieval ''Nedunganad'' kingdom.<ref name="Otph">{{cite book |last1=S. Rajendu |title=The History of Nedunaganad |date=2012 |location=Perinthalmanna}}</ref> ''Nedunganathiripad'' ([[Nedungadi]])was the main ruler of ''Nedunganad''. The headquarters was at Makovilakam near Kodikunnu, Chembulangad. ''Nedunaganad'' was ruled by the [[Nair]]s of [[Kavalappara]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=O. P. Balakrishnan |title=Kavalappara- History and Heredity |date=2014}}</ref> [[Thrikkadeeri-I|Thrikkadeeri]], [[Kannambra]], Vattakkavil Perumbada under the leadership of ''Nedunganathiripad''. Ottappalam was the administrative area of Thrikkadeeri Nair. Its north side starts at Ayirur-Vadakkummuri near [[Mannarkkad]] and ends at Ayirur-Thekkummuri.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ottapalam |title=''Ottapalam Vayanasala Suvaneer'' |date=2014}}</ref> After passing Ayirur-Thekkummuri, crossing the 'Ottapalam of Kanniyampuram river', then it comes the place to pay a toll for Kavalappara Nair.

Around 1487 AD, the region was annexed to the kingdom of the [[Zamorin of Calicut]]. The Zamorin appointed his chieftain at [[Kavalappara]] ''Kovilakam''.<ref name="Otph"/> After the long rule by the [[Zamorin of Calicut]], it became a part of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] around 1766.<ref>{{cite book |last1=S. Rajendu |title=250 years of Mysore conquest |date=2016 |publisher=Vallathol Vidyapeedam |location=Sukapuram}}</ref> It came under the rule of [[East India Company]] with the [[Treaty of Seringapatam]] in 1792. The British formed the [[Malabar District]] and built their headquarters at [[Kozhikode]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Logan |title=Malabar (2 vols) |date=1887 |location=Madras}}</ref> The headquarters of [[North Malabar]] was at [[Thalassery]] and that of [[South Malabar]] was at [[Cherpulassery]]. The headquarters of [[South Malabar]] was later changed to Ottapalam.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Malabar District Gazatteer |title=C.A. Innes |date=1908}}</ref> Ottapalam was a part of [[Perinthalmanna taluk|Walluvanad Taluk]] of Malappuram Revenue Division in [[Malabar District]] with its Taluk headquarters at [[Perinthalmanna]] during [[British Raj]]. The railway came and the place was renamed as Ottappalam. The South Malabar Special Court started functioning at Ottappalam by 1880. Thus the name Ottappalam became familiar. Gradually, the name Ayirur-Thekkummuri was confined to the land records.

Before the Indian Independence, present-day Kerala state was scattered in [[South Canara]] and [[Malabar District|Malabar]] Districts of [[British Raj|British India]] and two princely states namely [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin]] and [[Travancore]]. The first All-Kerala conference of [[Indian National Congress]] was held in 1921 at Ottapalam, which was the then capital of [[South Malabar]], on the bank of the river [[Bharathappuzha]], which also later demanded a separate state for the [[Malayalam]]-speaking regions in future Independent India. [[Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee]] was formed in that conference. Before that, Malabar District, Cochin, and Travancore had separate Congress committees. Ottapalam is located right in the middle of [[Kerala]] state.

Ottapalam is also called The New Film City of Kerala.

==Geography==
Ottapalam is located at {{Coord|10.77|N|76.38|E}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/13/Ottappalam.html |title=Maps, Weather, Videos, and Airports for Ottappalam, India |publisher=Fallingrain.com |access-date=2014-03-05}}</ref> It has an average elevation of {{cvt|54|m}}.

==Climate==
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| location = Ottapalam, Kerala
| source = Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">
"CLIMATE: OTTAPPALAM",
Climate-Data.org. Web: [http://en.climate-data.org/location/48293/].</ref>
| 32.8|34.5|35.8|35.1|33.2|29.5|28.6|29.1|30.2|30.8|31.6|32.0
| 22.3|23.2|24.8|25.7|25.2|23.6|22.9|23.5|23.5|23.7|23.4|22.4
| 2|12|27|103|211|566|687|349|203|264|136|23
}}

==Administration==
[[File:Otp mini civil.jpg|thumb|Ottapalam Minicivil Station]]
Ottapalam is sub district of the [[Palakkad District]]. Over the last 10 years, the population growth has been 9.2%. The town is listed in the top 18 most populous [[Urban Agglomeration]] in Kerala. The First Defence Park in India is established in Ottapalam KINFRA industrial park.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ottapalam To Have India's First Defence Park.|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ottappalam-to-have-indias-first-defence-industrial-park/article7426655.ece |author=The Hindu |access-date=23 July 2016 }}</ref> A film district is also under discussion.

[[File:Ottpalam town4.jpg|thumb|Ottapalam town area]]
[[File:Palakkad-Ottapalam.jpg|thumb|Paddy fields,Ottapalam]]

The Ottapalam assembly constituency is part of [[Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Palakkad Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title = Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|access-date = 2008-10-19
|work = Kerala
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archive-date = 4 March 2009
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>
Hindus make up 67.44%
Followed by Muslims at 29.68%

=== Ottapalam Taluk ===
Ottapalam is one of the six Taluks of [[Palakkad district]].
{{Palakkad Labelled Map}}

== Transport ==

===Road===
The Palakkad-Shoranur ([[Kulappully]]) State Highway passes through the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php?page=maps&pageId=248|title=Kerala State Highways|publisher=Kerala PWD Department|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201055331/http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php?page=maps&pageId=248|archive-date=1 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Government buses as well as private bus services operate between Ottapalam and other major towns, such as [[Thrissur]], [[Palakkad]], [[Mannarkkad]], [[Perinthalmanna]], [[Pattambi]], [[Guruvayoor]], [[Thiruvilwamala]], [[Chelakkara]] (through the Ottapalam-Mayanur Bridge, inaugurated on 22 January 2011.)<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/20/stories/2011012059590300.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110124032043/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/20/stories/2011012059590300.htm |url-status= dead |archive-date= 24 January 2011 |title=Kerala News : Mayyannur bridge to be opened on Saturday |date=20 January 2011 |work= [[The Hindu]] |access-date=13 September 2011}}</ref>

===Rail===
The town is served by the [[Ottapalam railway station]], which lies between [[Palakkad Junction railway station|Palakkad]] and [[Shoranur Junction]] on the [[Jolarpettai–Shoranur line]]. Seventy-four Indian Railways trains stop at the station.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trains to OTP/Ottappalam Station - 98 Arrivals SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/ottappalam-otp/43|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=27 November 2016}}</ref>

==Notable people==
The following people were either born in and/or are residents of Ottapalam:

*[[Ottapalam Pappan]], Malayalam Drama and Film Actor
*[[Gautham Menon]], [[Tamil Film]] director
*[[Stephen Devassy]], pianist
*[[Lal Jose]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] director
*[[Anil Radhakrishnan Menon]], Malayalam film director
*[[Unni Mukundan]], [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam film]] actor
*[[Bhaskar Menon]], first Indian to head a multinational corporation, chairman of [[Lever Brothers]] (now [[Unilever]])
*[[K. P. S. Menon]], first [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary]] of India. He also served pre-independence India as an Agent-General to China
*[[M. G. K. Menon]], former Union Minister and Scientific Adviser in the [[Rajiv Gandhi]] administration
*[[KP Candeth]], was a prominent Lieutenant General in the Indian army
*[[Shivshankar Menon]], 4th [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor]] and 26th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|foreign secretary]]
*[[V. P. Menon]], seniormost Indian officer in pre-independence [[British India]] administration
*[[M. K. Narayanan]], the former chief of the Intelligence Bureau and former [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Adviser]]
*[[K. Sankaran Nair]], former director of [[Research and Analysis Wing]] and former [[High Commissioner of India]] to Singapore
*[[C. Venkataraman Sundaram]], former director of [[Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient<ref name="Biography">{{Cite web |url=http://www.igcar.gov.in/press_releases/PROFCVSUNDARAM.pdf |title=Biography |date=2018-06-03 |website=Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research |access-date=2018-06-03}}</ref>
*[[Dhruvan]], Malayalam Film Actor
*[[Srinish Aravind]], Television Actor

==See also==
*[[Trikkatiri]]
*[[Vavanoor]]
*[[Perinthalmanna taluk|Walluvanad Taluk]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{Wikivoyage}}
* [http://www.ottapalammunicipality.in/ Ottapalam Municipality official site]
* [https://ottapalamghss.wordpress.com/ GHSS Ottapalam East]
*[[:ml:തൂതപ്പാലം (പാലാട്ട് ബ്രിഡ്ജ്)|Thoothappalam (Palat Bridge)]]
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