About Village
Pookkottur is a village in Eranad taluk, and a suburb of Malappuram, Kerala, India. It is on National Highway 213, and there is a state road from the town to Manjeri. It was the centre of the Malabar Rebellion of 1921 that shook the British administration in the erstwhile Malabar district of Madras Province.
Demography
Pookkottur is a large village located in Ernad Taluka of Malappuram district, Kerala with total 7032 families residing. The Pookkottur village has population of 37636 of which 18394 are males while 19242 are females as per Population Census 2011. In Pookkottur village population of children with age 0-6 is 5720 which makes up 15.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Pookkottur village is 1046 which is lower than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Pookkottur as per census is 977, higher than Kerala average of 964.
Geography
The total geographical area of village is 2062 hectares. Manjeri is nearest town to Pookkottur which is approximately 8km away.
Socio-Economic
Pookkottur village has lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Pookkottur village was 93.96 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Pookkottur Male literacy stands at 95.81 % while female literacy rate was 92.21 %.
Ecology
The hills, trees and agricultural fields enhance the beauty of the village.
Tourism
1921 War Memorial: Tombs of 460 Mappilas who were killed in battle during the Mappila revolt against Britain in 1921 at Pookkottur "Pookkotur gate". The Pookkottur war memorial gate is dedicated to those killed in the Pookkottur battle. Along with these monuments, abandoned.