Some of my acquaintances (on Facebook) asked for the list of graamams (agrahaarams) in Palakkad. Graamams in Palakkad are the Tamizh Brahmin settlements in Palakkad district after they migrated from Tamil Nadu starting from 1300 AD. There are about 100 graamams in Palakkad.
Here is the list I have compiled - please add to this list through the comments section below.
Aalamballam
Aalathur
Aayakkad
Ambikaapuram
Anikode
Ayilam
Ayilur
Ayyapankavu
Chaathapuram
Chandrasekharapuram (Edathara)
Chelakkara
Chembai
Cherpulaasseri
Chittilancheri
Chittur Durgagoshtam
Chittur Lankeswaram
Chittur Thekke Gramam
Chockanaathapuram
Elappulli
Elevanchery
Govindarajapuram
Kaadamkurissi
Kalpathy (Pazhaya)
Kalpathy (Puthiya)
Kannambra
Karumanasseri
Kavassery Kizhakke Graamam
Kavassery Padinjaare Graamam
Kizhakkanchery
Kodunthirappulli
Koduvaayur Gokula Street
Koduvaayur Keralapuram
Koduvaayur Mukku Theruvu
Koduvaayur Rattai Theruvu
Koduvaayur Single Street
Kollengode Kizhakke Graamam
Kollengode Padinjaare Graamam (Perumaal Kovil street)
Kollengode Puthu Graamam
Kudallur
Kumarapuram
Kunissery
Kuzhalmannam
Lakshminarayanapuram
Manjapra
Mangalam Thekke Graamam (Anjumurthy Mangalam)
Mathur
Mekkanamkulam
Melaarcode
Mollayanur
Nalleppilly
Nellisseri
Nemmara Kannimangalam
Nemmara Krishnapuram
Nemmara Pazhaya Graamam
Nemmara Puthiya Graamam
Nochur
Noorani
Padur
Pallanchathanur
Pallassena
Pallavur
Pallippuram
Parali
Payyalore
Pazhayannur
Perinkulam Kariot Graamam
Perinkulam Otta vari
Perinkulam Padinjare Graamam
Perinkulam Thekke graamam
Peruvambu
Poothankurissi
Pulinelli
Puthucode
Ramanathapuram
Sekharipuram Graamam (consisting of Ratta Theruvu, Paalamettu Theruvu, Kaavu Theruvu, Mettu Theruvu or Pal Meattu Theruvu, Palla Theruvu)
Tennilapuram
Tharekkad
Thathamangalam Kizhakke Graamam
Thathamangalam Padinjaare Graamam
Thathamangalam Thekke Graamam
Thirunellaayi / Thiruvillakadavu
Thithamarai
Thondikulam
Vadakkanthara
Vadakkenchery
Vaidyanathapuram
Vellinezhi
Vengasseri
Vettangarakaavu graamam
Vilayannur
I have a comment to make. There is no agraharam known as Kotaayi.There are agraharams known as Ayyapankavu , Ayilam ( known for A S P Iyer father of A P Venkateswaran - IFS), which were dominated by Tamil Brahmins.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Corrected the list. -- Parameswaran
Deletethere is no Kottayi in the list...where is need for correction?
DeleteVery comprehensive list Sir thanks
ReplyDeletePirayiri is Panchayat not gramam... KODUNTHIRAPULLY gramam is in Pirayiri Panchayat
ReplyDeleteThanks. Corrected the list.
DeleteThanks
ReplyDeleteI salute the correctors as well
Team Work, really
Karumanasseri is missing
ReplyDeleteThanks. Added.
DeleteAnna sekharipuram Agraharam is one single Agraharam consists of 5 major streets like
ReplyDeleteRatta theruvu or double street
Paalamettu theruvu
Kaavu theruvu
Mettu theruvu
Palla theruvu
And there is no theruvu like u have listed example
Sekharipuram Ayyappan kaavu Theruvu
Sekharipuram Devi Kovil Theruvu
Sekharipuram Mettu Theruvu
Sekharipuram Rattai Theruvu.
Kindly rectify the same and just replace with SEKHARIPURAM AGRAHARAM.
THANK YOU S MUCH
Thank you for clarifying this. I have corrected the list.
DeleteI apologize for my late response.
hai sir
ReplyDeletei document already allover 108 agraharams in palakkad. i writing a document book of "agraharams of palakkad "
Glad to know this. I would be interested to go through your book once it is ready. Thanks for your comment.
DeleteNamaskarams,
DeleteI am Sriram, native of Kalpathy and currently living both in Chennai, where my wife and I are in business, and in Palakkad where we have built our second home.
Thanks for the list of gramams in Palakkad. I am planning to do a photo book & website with drone images of each gramam “from-the-air”, together with regular eye level images.
Do you have a list of people whom i can reach out to in each of these gramams?
Any help would be appreciated
Regards, Sriram +919840773410
Kamalco@gmail.com
Namaskarams,
ReplyDeleteI am Sriram, native of Kalpathy and currently living both in Chennai, where my wife and I are in business, and in Palakkad where we have built our second home.
Thanks for the list of gramams in Palakkad. I am planning to do a photo book & website with drone images of each gramam “from-the-air”, together with regular eye level images.
Do you have a list of people whom i can reach out to in each of these gramams?
Any help would be appreciated
Regards, Sriram +919840773410
Kamalco@gmail.com
hope you got the response to your queries. How is the progress on your proposed photo-book/website?
Deletewell done sriram... your efforts are praise-worthy. Hope you succeed in it and we get to enjoy readint the book. and enjoying the pictures. BTW, My father's side too hail from New Kalpathy!
ReplyDeleteI could not find Rishinarada mangalam and Pazhambalacode in this.Are they agraharams ? Just to confirm..Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThere are other Brahmin settlements in Kerala. Were they also migrants from Tamil Nadu or did they move out fro original settlements in Palakkadu?
ReplyDeleteI belong to Parakulam East ville near Kunisseri. There is also, naturally Parakulam West Village. All old people have passed away to give information about this village. There are settlements in Koottala, Kilakkancheri and many others I may not know. There are otta madams (single houses) in South Kerala inhabited by Brahmins. Whor are they?
P S Seshadri
ps_seshadri@yahoo.com
very valid points, you have raised. How many of these agraharams are now NOT inhabited by brahmins?
DeleteParakulam gramam and koottala gramam near kunissery
DeleteThere is Adityapuram gramam, adjoining Pallipuram..
ReplyDelete