About Village
Marakkara village is located in Tirur Taluk of Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is situated 18km away from taluk headquarter Tirur and 25km away from district headquarter Malappuram. Marakkara village is also a grama panchayat.
Demography
Marakkara is a village located in Tirur Taluk of Malappuram district, Kerala with total 3466 families residing. The Marakkara village has population of 18187 of which 8362 are males while 9825 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Marakkara village population of children with age 0-6 is 2594 which makes up 14.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marakkara village is 1175 which is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Marakkara as per census is 898, lower than Kerala average of 964. Marakkara village has lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Marakkara village was 93.57 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Marakkara Male literacy stands at 95.48 % while female literacy rate was 92.02 %.
Geography
The total geographical area of village is 1100 hectares. around 100- 200 feet hight from sea level. Tirur is nearest town to Marakkara which is approximately18 km away.
Socio-Economic
The people of marakkara village maily engaged with farming and agricultural activities. The main cultivation is coconut, nutmeg, paddy, rubber etc.
Ecology
The ecology of marakkara village is mainly small hill area with paddy land. There is largest number of flora and fauna
Tourism
Kadampuzha temple is near to this village. very famous for prilgrim turism. Kadampuzha Devi Temple is a Hindu temple and pilgrimage center at Kadampuzha in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. The main deity of this temple is Goddess Parvati/Durga in the form of a huntress. There is no idol of Goddess in this temple, and she is worshipped in a pit. The presence of Lord Ganesha is also believed to be with the Goddess, and there are sub-shrines for Lord Sastha and serpent deities