About Village
Engandiyur Village is located in the Thalikulam block of Chavakkad taluk, Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala.This village shares borders with Orumanayur village on the north side and Vadanapilly village on the south side. On the west side is Vadanappally village,Kadappuram village and to the east, Canoli Canal.
Demography
.Engandiyur is a large village located in Chavakkad Taluk of Thrissur district, Kerala with total 5760 families residing. The Engandiyur village has population of 23101 of which 10528 are males while 12573 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Engandiyur village population of children with age 0-6 is 2076 which makes up 8.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Engandiyur village is 1194 which is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Engandiyur as per census is 929, lower than Kerala average of 964. Engandiyur village has higher literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Engandiyur village was 94.33 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Engandiyur Male literacy stands at 95.58 % while female literacy rate was 93.30 %.
Geography
The total area of Engandiyur Village is 14.14 sq. Km. This village shares borders with Orumanayur village on the north side and Vadanapilly village on the south side. On the west side is the Arabian Sea and to the east, Canoli Canal.
Socio-Economic
Ramu Kariatt is a popular film director. Ramu Kariat has directed are Mudiyanaya Puthran, Neelakuyil, Nellu and Chemmeen. Villagers of Chettuva, a community of toddy tappers, farmers, fishermen and coir workers.Nowadays the main source of economy is foreign money from the persons who are working in Gulf countries, fishing and farming are another major sources of economy. People earn money by selling shells, crab, fish, etc.
Ecology
East side of the village covered by canoly canal and west side by Arabian sea. Estuaries are the most big treasure of this village. Presence of Mangrove vegetation was also home to many organisms.
Tourism
Chettuva kotta - William Fort alias Tipu Sultan Fort is an remarkable historical monument located at Chettuva, a small village in Engandiyoor Panchayath, Thrissur District of Kerala. The Chettuva Fort foundation was constructed by the Dutch in 1714. Later this fort was captured by the ruler of Mysore, Tipu Sultan and was demolished partially and made some amendments to the fort. It is believed that an underground tunnel was created by the Mysore Tiger for his traveling to other forts. The Chettuva fort spread across 5 acres of land and now in a demolished state. Kerala Government has announced several projects to reinstate this fort to become a tourism destination in the map of Kerala Tourism.