Athavanad

Athavanad is a village and Gram Panchayath in the Tirur Taluk, in the Malappuram District of the state of Kerala, India.^[1] The town lies on the National Highway 66, between Puthanathani and Valanchery. Puthanathani is the main town of the Athavanad village and the village office is located in Athavanad Para & Kurumbathoor. Nearby towns include Valanchery, Tavanur, Tirunavaya, and Kuttippuram,

In Malayalam, "Athavanad" is an abbreviation of "Azhvanchery Thambrakkal Vazhunna Nadu". The region was under the rule of the Azhvanchery Thamprakkal feudal lords in ancient times. Azhvanchery Thamprakkal were usually present at the Ariyittu Vazhchaof a new Zamorin of Calicut. The original headquarters of Palakkad Rajas were also at Athavanad.^[2]

Athavanad has some industries.^[3] Athavanad is home to several public enterprises in the textile industry.^[3]

• The MALCOTEX (Malabar Co-operative Textiles Limited) is headquartered at Athavanad.^[4]
• KELTEX (Kerala Hi-Tech Textile Cooperative Limited) is also located here.^[5]

As of the 2011 Census of India, Athavanad had a population of 20480. 9612 (47%) are men, and around 10868 (53%) are women. Children under the age of six make up 13.63% of Athavanad's population.^[6]

Malayalam is the most spoken language.

• Ayyapanov Waterfall is situated in Athavanad Kattilangadi.

Athavanad es un importante centro educativo. Cuenta con diversas instituciones educativas, desde primaria hasta postsecundaria. También dispone de varias bibliotecas y una tasa de alfabetización superior al 90%. La mayoría de los libros están escritos en malayalam, inglés y sánscrito . Algunos están escritos en árabe-malayalam , una variante del idioma malayalam escrita con caracteres árabes .

• Melpathur Narayana Bhattathiri
• Mohsin Peramban

• Athavanad Gram Panchayat
• Cascadas de Ayyapanov
• vairankode vela