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'''Nileshwaram''' or '''Nileshwar''' or '''Neeleswaram''' is a [[Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala|municipality]] and a  major town in [[Kasaragod District]], state of [[Kerala]], India.<ref name="Info">{{cite web | url=https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/KASARGOD/N/NILESHWAR | title=Nileshwar| website=pincode.net | access-date=24 November 2016 }}</ref><ref name=Kavya>{{cite news | url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/kerala-assembly-elections-2016/off-beat/kavya-madhavan-voting-right-kerala-polls.html | title=Who is Kavya Madhavan campaigning for? | date=7 April 2016 | website=Manoramaonline| access-date=24 November 2016 }}</ref> It is one of the three  [[List of cities and towns in Kasaragod district|municipalities]] in Kasaragod district; the others are [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]] and [[Kanhangad]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kasargod.nic.in/administration/pangrama.htm | title=There are 38 Grama Panchayats in Kasaragod District | website=kasaragod.nic.in | access-date=24 November 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006142922/http://kasargod.nic.in/administration/pangrama.htm | archive-date=6 October 2014 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Nileshwar is referred to as the cultural capital of Kasaragod, the northernmost district, of Kerala.<ref name="Neeleswaram fete">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/neeleswaram-fete-to-showcase-its-heritage/article2645520.ece | title=Neeleswaram fete to showcase its heritage | author=The Hindu staff reporter | website=The Hindu | date=21 November 2011 | access-date=24 November 2016 }}</ref> "The first Chief Minister of Kerala and communist leader [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] had contested elections to the Assembly from the Neeleswaram segment."<ref name="Neeleswaram fete" />
'''Nileshwaram''' or '''Nileshwar''' or '''Neeleeswaram''' is a [[Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala|municipality]] and a  major town in [[Kasaragod District]], state of [[Kerala]], India.&lt;ref name="Info"&gt;{{cite web | url=https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/KASARGOD/N/NILESHWAR | title=Nileshwar| website=pincode.net | access-date=24 November 2016 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=Kavya&gt;{{cite news | url=http://english.manoramaonline.com/in-depth/kerala-assembly-elections-2016/off-beat/kavya-madhavan-voting-right-kerala-polls.html | title=Who is Kavya Madhavan campaigning for? | date=7 April 2016 | website=Manoramaonline| access-date=24 November 2016 }}&lt;/ref&gt; It is one of the three  [[List of cities and towns in Kasaragod district|municipalities]] in Kasaragod district; the others are [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]] and [[Kanhangad]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.kasargod.nic.in/administration/pangrama.htm | title=There are 38 Grama Panchayats in Kasaragod District | website=kasaragod.nic.in | access-date=24 November 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006142922/http://kasargod.nic.in/administration/pangrama.htm | archive-date=6 October 2014 | url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; Nileshwaram is located on the estuary of [[Kavvayi Backwaters]] and [[Neeleshwaram River]] (also known as '''Thejaswini''' River). Nileshwaram is referred to as the cultural capital of [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]], the northernmost district of Kerala.&lt;ref name="Neeleswaram fete"&gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/neeleswaram-fete-to-showcase-its-heritage/article2645520.ece | title=Neeleswaram fete to showcase its heritage | author=The Hindu staff reporter | website=The Hindu | date=21 November 2011 | access-date=24 November 2016 }}&lt;/ref&gt; "The first Chief Minister of Kerala and communist leader [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]],[[Kamaran Nair]] had contested elections to the Assembly from the Neeleswaram segment."&lt;ref name="Neeleswaram fete" /&gt;


==History==
==History==
[[File:Kavu.jpg|thumb|Mannan Purath Kavu, Nileshwaram]]
Neeleswaram, or Nileswaram, is the abbreviated form of Neelakanta Ishwaran. It was historically the  seat of the Neeleswaram Rajahs, who belonged to the clans of the [[Kolathiri]] and [[Zamorin of Calicut|Zamorins]]. The Nileshwar Rajahs and the Bednore Nayaks battled in this area.<ref name="Neeleswaram fete" />


The grand finale of the annual temple festival season takes place in this area, which is known for its "[[kavu]]s", or sacred groves. The most famous of the sacred groves is the Mannampurathu Kavu.<ref name="Neeleswaram fete" /> The town is also known for [[Theyyam]], the ritualistic art forms. Also Nileshwar is the first town in Kerala famous for cultivating 'Chengthengu' (red dwarf coconut).<ref name="Neeleswaram fete" />


In 1918, the Rajah's High School was established, it was one of the first north Kerala schools of its kind. The school retains a letter written to the students by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] on his way in 1928 to [[Mangalore]]. It was part of a broad appeal for people to rally behind the [[Khilafat Movement|national movement]].<ref name="Neeleswaram fete" />
 
Neeleswaram, or Nileswaram, is the abbreviated form of Neelakanteshweram. The  [[Kolathunadu|Kolathiri]]  Dominion  emerged  into  independent 10 principalities in the late medieval period, i.e., [[Kadathanadu]] ([[Vadakara]]), [[Dharmadom|Randathara]] or Poyanad ([[Dharmadom]]), [[Kingdom of Kottayam|Kottayam]] ([[Thalassery]]), Nileshwaram, Iruvazhinadu ([[Panoor (Municipality)|Panoor]]), [[Kurumbranad]] etc., under separate royal chieftains due to the outcome of internal dissensions.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite book|title=Malabar Manual (Volume-I)|last=Logan|first=William|publisher=Asian Educational Services|year=2010|isbn=9788120604476|location=New Delhi|pages=631–666}}&lt;/ref&gt; Many portions of the present-day [[Hosdurg taluk]] (Kanhangad) and [[Vellarikundu]] were parts of the Nileshwaram dynasty, who were relatives to both [[Kolathunadu]] as well as [[Zamorin]] of [[Calicut]], in the early medieval period.&lt;ref name="Neeleswaram fete"/&gt; Nileshwaram was historically the  seat of the Neeleswaram Rajahs, who belonged to the clans of the [[Kolathiri]] and [[Zamorin of Calicut|Zamorins]]. The Nileshwar Rajahs and the Bednore Nayaks battled in this area.
 
The grand finale of the annual temple festival season takes place in this area, which is known for its "[[kavu]]s", or sacred groves. The most famous of the sacred groves is the Mannampurathu Kavu. The town is also known for [[Theyyam]], the ritualistic art forms. Also Nileshwar is the first town in Kerala famous for cultivating 'Chengthengu' (red dwarf coconut).
 
In 1918, the Rajah's High School was established, it was one of the first north Kerala schools of its kind. The school retains a letter written to the students by [[Mahatma Gandhi]] on his way in 1928 to [[Mangalore]]. It was part of a broad appeal for people to rally behind the [[Khilafat Movement|national movement]].
 
in 2024, 150 people were injured by fireworks at Theru Anjootambalam Veererkavu temple.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://thesouthfirst.com/kerala/explosion-at-fireworks-storage-unit-in-kasargods-anjoottambalam-veerarkavu-kaliyattam-festival-154-injured/|title=Explosion at fireworks storage unit in Kasargod’s Anjoottambalam Veerarkavu Kaliyattam Festival, 154 injured|publisher=The South First}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
==Administration==
[[File:Local Self Governance in Kasaragod District.svg|300px|thumbnail|Local bodies in Kasaragod district]]
Nileshwar municipal town is administered by the  Nileshwar Municipality, headed by a chairperson and vice chairperson.&lt;ref&gt;https://nileshwarmunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en&lt;/ref&gt;
 
Nileshwar surrounding Panchayats are administered by Nileshwar [[Block Panchayat]]. Nileshwaram is politically a part of [[Thrikaripur Assembly constituency]] under Kasaragod Loksabha constituency.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web
|url        = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title      = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|accessdate  = 2008-10-18
|work        = Kerala
|publisher  = Election Commission of India
|url-status  = dead
|archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archivedate = 2009-03-04
}}&lt;/ref&gt;
===Municipal Wards===
Nileshwar Municipality is composed of following 32 wards:&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.nileshwar.lsgkerala.gov.in/council |title=Council - Nileshwar Municipality |website=lsgkerala.gov.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="80px" |Name
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="80px" |Name
|-
| 1
| Padinhatam kozhuval west
| 2
| Padinhatam kozhuval east
|-
| 3
| Kizhakkan kozhuval
| 4
| Palakkat
|-
| 5
| Chirappuram
| 6
| Pattena
|-
| 7
| Suvarnavally
| 8
| Palathadam
|-
| 9
| Palayi
| 10
| Vallikkunnu
|-
| 11
| Chathamathu
| 12
| Poovalamkai
|-
| 13
| Kunhippulikkal
| 14
| Karyamkode
|-
| 15
| Perole
| 16
| Thattachery
|-
| 17
| Pallikkara I
| 18
| Pallikkara II
|-
| 19
| Karuvachery
| 20
| Koyamburam
|-
| 21
| Anachal
| 22
| Kottappuram
|-
| 23
| Kadinhimoola
| 24
| Purathekai
|-
| 25
| Thaikadappuram south
| 26
| Thaikadappuram centre
|-
| 27
| Thaikadappuram north
| 28
| Thaikadappuram sea road
|-
| 29
| Thaikadappuram store
| 30
| Kotrachal
|-
| 31
| Kanichira
| 32
| Nileshwaram Town
|}


==Religion==
==Religion==
Most of the people are [[Hindu]]s, followed by [[Christians]] and [[Islam|Muslims]]. To a lesser extent, there are [[Jainism|Jain]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhists]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nileshwar.com/inside/people.html | title=People of Nileshwar | website=Nileshwar.com | access-date=23 November 2016 }}</ref> The name Nileshwa is derived from the name of a temple Thaliyil Siva Temple (Neelakanteshwaran), and the culture of the town is based in large part by its temples, like Thaliyil Siva Temple, Mannam Purath Kaavu, Shri Gopalakrishna Temple and Vaikunda Temple.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nileshwar.com/inside/temple.htmll | title=Temple | website=Nileshwar.com | access-date=23 November 2016 }}</ref>
Most of the people are [[Hindu]]s, followed by [[Christians]] and [[Islam|Muslims]]. To a lesser extent, there are [[Jainism|Jain]] and [[Buddhism|Buddhists]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.nileshwar.com/inside/people.html | title=People of Nileshwar | website=Nileshwar.com | access-date=23 November 2016 }}&lt;/ref&gt; The name Nileshwaram is derived from the name of a temple Thaliyil Siva Temple (Neelakanteshwaran), and the culture of the town is based in large part by its temples, like Thaliyil Siva Temple, Mannam Purath Kaavu, Shri Gopalakrishna Temple and Vaikunda Temple.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.nileshwar.com/inside/temple.htmll | title=Temple | website=Nileshwar.com | access-date=23 November 2016 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
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[[File:Shree Gopalakrishna Deity, Nileshwaram.jpg|thumb|Statue of Shri Gopalakrishna in Nileshwaram]]
 


== Transportation ==
== Transportation ==
Nileshwar Town is between [[Kochi]] and [[Mumbai]] on the National Highway. Private and KSRTC buses provide routes to many cities like [[Ernakulam]], [[Calicut]], [[Mangalore]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. There are rail services at [[Nileshwar railway station]]. There are airports at [[Mangalore]] to the north and [[Kannur]] to the south.
{{wide image|File:Kottappuram-nileshwaram-walking bridge.jpg|400px|Kottappuram Footbridge, [[Nileshwar]]}}
Nileshwar Town is between [[Kochi]] and [[Panvel]] on the National Highway 66 ( previously NH-17). Private and KSRTC buses provide routes to many cities like [[Ernakulam]], [[Calicut]], [[Mangalore]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. There are rail services at [[Nileshwar railway station]]. There are airports at [[Mangalore]] to the north and [[Kannur]] to the south.
 
== Image Gallery ==
&lt;Gallery&gt;
File:Nileshwar Chira.jpg|Kovilakam Chira (Pond)
File:Thali Shiva Temple-Nileshwar-Kasaragod-kerala 10.jpg|Thali Shiva Temple-Nileshwaram
File:Shree Gopalakrishna Deity, Nileshwaram.jpg|Statue of Shri Gopalakrishna in Nileshwaram
File:Railway Station Nileshwar.jpg|Railway Station Nileshwaram
File:Nileshwar palace.jpg|Nileshwaram palace
File:Kottappuram-nileshwaram-house-boat.jpg|A ''[[Kettuvallam]]'' in Nileshwaram backwaters
File:skyline from municipal bus stand raja road.jpg|Nileshwaram bus station
&lt;/Gallery&gt;


==See also==
==See also==
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|last=Bhat|first=N. Shyam|title=South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0nZzbFDSAoC&pg=PA57|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-586-9}}
* {{cite book|last=Bhat|first=N. Shyam|title=South Kanara, 1799-1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0nZzbFDSAoC&amp;pg=PA57|date=1 January 1998|publisher=Mittal Publications|isbn=978-81-7099-586-9}}
* {{cite book|last1=Cotton|first1=James Sutherland|last2=Burn|first2=Sir Richard|last3=Meyer|first3=Sir William Stevenson|title=Imperial Gazetteer of India|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O39DAAAAYAAJ|year=1908|publisher=Clarendon Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O39DAAAAYAAJ/page/n95 85]|chapter=Nileshwar}}
* {{cite book|last1=Cotton|first1=James Sutherland|last2=Burn|first2=Sir Richard|last3=Meyer|first3=Sir William Stevenson|title=Imperial Gazetteer of India|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O39DAAAAYAAJ|year=1908|publisher=Clarendon Press|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_O39DAAAAYAAJ/page/n95 85]|chapter=Nileshwar}}
* {{cite book|last=Lohuizen|first=Jan van|title=The Dutch East India Company and Mysore, 1762–1790|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ck7zCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA30|date=14 November 2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-94-017-6846-7|page=30}}
* {{cite book|last=Lohuizen|first=Jan van|title=The Dutch East India Company and Mysore, 1762–1790|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ck7zCAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA30|date=14 November 2014|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-94-017-6846-7|page=30}}


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Nileshwaram
Town / Municipality
Nileshwar / nileshwaram
Nileshwar palace
Nileshwar palace
Nickname: 
Nileshwar(cultural capital of Kasargod District)
Nileshwaram is located in Kerala
Nileshwaram
Nileshwaram
Location in Kerala, India
Nileshwaram is located in India
Nileshwaram
Nileshwaram
Nileshwaram (India)
Coordinates: 12°16′N 75°08′E / 12.26°N 75.13°E / 12.26; 75.13
Country India
StateKerala<ref name="Info" />
DistrictKasaragod<ref name="Info" />
TalukHosdurg<ref name="Info" />
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyNileshwar municipality
 • ChairpersonP.P. Muhammad Rafi (CPIM)
 • Vice ChairpersonP.M. Sandhya (CPIM)
 • MLAM. Rajagopalan (CPIM)
Area
 • Total26.23 km2 (10.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)<ref>"Profile - Nileshwar Municipality". kudumbashree.org.</ref>
 • Total39,752
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671314<ref name="Info" />
Telephone code0467
Vehicle registrationKL-60

Nileshwaram or Nileshwar or Neeleeswaram is a municipality and a major town in Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.<ref name="Info">"Nileshwar". pincode.net. Retrieved 24 November 2016.</ref><ref name=Kavya>"Who is Kavya Madhavan campaigning for?". Manoramaonline. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.</ref> It is one of the three municipalities in Kasaragod district; the others are Kasaragod and Kanhangad.<ref>"There are 38 Grama Panchayats in Kasaragod District". kasaragod.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.</ref> Nileshwaram is located on the estuary of Kavvayi Backwaters and Neeleshwaram River (also known as Thejaswini River). Nileshwaram is referred to as the cultural capital of Kasaragod, the northernmost district of Kerala.<ref name="Neeleswaram fete">The Hindu staff reporter (21 November 2011). "Neeleswaram fete to showcase its heritage". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.</ref> "The first Chief Minister of Kerala and communist leader E. M. S. Namboodiripad,Kamaran Nair had contested elections to the Assembly from the Neeleswaram segment."<ref name="Neeleswaram fete" />

History

Neeleswaram, or Nileswaram, is the abbreviated form of Neelakanteshweram. The  Kolathiri  Dominion  emerged  into  independent 10 principalities in the late medieval period, i.e., Kadathanadu (Vadakara), Randathara or Poyanad (Dharmadom), Kottayam (Thalassery), Nileshwaram, Iruvazhinadu (Panoor), Kurumbranad etc., under separate royal chieftains due to the outcome of internal dissensions.<ref>Logan, William (2010). Malabar Manual (Volume-I). New Delhi: Asian Educational Services. pp. 631–666. ISBN 9788120604476.</ref> Many portions of the present-day Hosdurg taluk (Kanhangad) and Vellarikundu were parts of the Nileshwaram dynasty, who were relatives to both Kolathunadu as well as Zamorin of Calicut, in the early medieval period.<ref name="Neeleswaram fete"/> Nileshwaram was historically the  seat of the Neeleswaram Rajahs, who belonged to the clans of the Kolathiri and Zamorins. The Nileshwar Rajahs and the Bednore Nayaks battled in this area.

The grand finale of the annual temple festival season takes place in this area, which is known for its "kavus", or sacred groves. The most famous of the sacred groves is the Mannampurathu Kavu. The town is also known for Theyyam, the ritualistic art forms. Also Nileshwar is the first town in Kerala famous for cultivating 'Chengthengu' (red dwarf coconut).

In 1918, the Rajah's High School was established, it was one of the first north Kerala schools of its kind. The school retains a letter written to the students by Mahatma Gandhi on his way in 1928 to Mangalore. It was part of a broad appeal for people to rally behind the national movement.

in 2024, 150 people were injured by fireworks at Theru Anjootambalam Veererkavu temple.<ref>"Explosion at fireworks storage unit in Kasargod's Anjoottambalam Veerarkavu Kaliyattam Festival, 154 injured". The South First.</ref>

Administration

Local bodies in Kasaragod district

Nileshwar municipal town is administered by the Nileshwar Municipality, headed by a chairperson and vice chairperson.<ref>https://nileshwarmunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/en</ref>

Nileshwar surrounding Panchayats are administered by Nileshwar Block Panchayat. Nileshwaram is politically a part of Thrikaripur Assembly constituency under Kasaragod Loksabha constituency.<ref>"Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.</ref>

Municipal Wards

Nileshwar Municipality is composed of following 32 wards:<ref>"Council - Nileshwar Municipality". lsgkerala.gov.in.</ref>

Ward no. Name Ward no. Name
1 Padinhatam kozhuval west 2 Padinhatam kozhuval east
3 Kizhakkan kozhuval 4 Palakkat
5 Chirappuram 6 Pattena
7 Suvarnavally 8 Palathadam
9 Palayi 10 Vallikkunnu
11 Chathamathu 12 Poovalamkai
13 Kunhippulikkal 14 Karyamkode
15 Perole 16 Thattachery
17 Pallikkara I 18 Pallikkara II
19 Karuvachery 20 Koyamburam
21 Anachal 22 Kottappuram
23 Kadinhimoola 24 Purathekai
25 Thaikadappuram south 26 Thaikadappuram centre
27 Thaikadappuram north 28 Thaikadappuram sea road
29 Thaikadappuram store 30 Kotrachal
31 Kanichira 32 Nileshwaram Town

Religion

Most of the people are Hindus, followed by Christians and Muslims. To a lesser extent, there are Jain and Buddhists.<ref>"People of Nileshwar". Nileshwar.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.</ref> The name Nileshwaram is derived from the name of a temple Thaliyil Siva Temple (Neelakanteshwaran), and the culture of the town is based in large part by its temples, like Thaliyil Siva Temple, Mannam Purath Kaavu, Shri Gopalakrishna Temple and Vaikunda Temple.<ref>"Temple". Nileshwar.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016.</ref>


Transportation

Kottappuram Footbridge, Nileshwar

Nileshwar Town is between Kochi and Panvel on the National Highway 66 ( previously NH-17). Private and KSRTC buses provide routes to many cities like Ernakulam, Calicut, Mangalore, Mysore and Bangalore. There are rail services at Nileshwar railway station. There are airports at Mangalore to the north and Kannur to the south.

Image Gallery

<Gallery> File:Nileshwar Chira.jpg|Kovilakam Chira (Pond) File:Thali Shiva Temple-Nileshwar-Kasaragod-kerala 10.jpg|Thali Shiva Temple-Nileshwaram File:Shree Gopalakrishna Deity, Nileshwaram.jpg|Statue of Shri Gopalakrishna in Nileshwaram File:Railway Station Nileshwar.jpg|Railway Station Nileshwaram File:Nileshwar palace.jpg|Nileshwaram palace File:Kottappuram-nileshwaram-house-boat.jpg|A Kettuvallam in Nileshwaram backwaters File:skyline from municipal bus stand raja road.jpg|Nileshwaram bus station </Gallery>

See also

References

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