About Village
Kadappuram village belongs to Chavakkad taluk – Chavakkad block, Thrissur district – Kerala state Geographical area of this village is 547.380 hectare. Borders – East Canoli canal, West Arabian Sea, South Chettuva River, North Manathalla village.
Demography
.Kadappuram is a large village located in Chavakkad Taluk of Thrissur district, Kerala with total 4624 families residing. The Kadappuram village has population of 22938 of which 10522 are males while 12416 are females as per Population Census 2011.In Kadappuram village population of children with age 0-6 is 2975 which makes up 12.97 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kadappuram village is 1180 which is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Kadappuram as per census is 916, lower than Kerala average of 964. Kadappuram village has lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Kadappuram village was 91.53 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Kadappuram Male literacy stands at 94.05 % while female literacy rate was 89.48 %.
Geography
Kadappuram village belongs to Thrissur District – Chavakkad Taluk – Chavakkad Block. Geographical area of this village is 547.380 hectare. Borders – East Canoli canal, West Arabian Sea, South Chettuva River, North Manathalla village.
Socio-Economic
All three sides of Kadappuram village is surrounded by water bodies. It got direct access to Arabian Sea though MunakkaKadavu harbour. Most of the ancient foreign travelers including British traveler Mr. Brennan Saip have visited this place for direct barter type business with local people. There was a very big flag post for identification of this place from distant sea. Agricultural produces like – coconut, paddy, turmeric, tapioca, areca nut, ramacham were cultivated in plenty at older times. At ancient times, It got fertile soil, but due to seawater rise during spring tides the salty water from sea entered the fertile land through the Orumanayur lock thereby most of the fertile land converted to waste land and short term crops vanished from this village. Major livelihood of the villagers here is fishing and majority at coastal area occupied by fisherman folk. It got twelve number of juma masjids, eighteen number of mosques, and fifteen number of small and big Hindu temples. In the place of Irattapuzha located at Kadappuram village, there is a Mohiyadeen Palli – mosque – where the traditional offerings done every year by a Hindu family which is symbol of communal harmony of the people here.
Ecology
All three sides of Kadappuram village is surrounded by water bodies. West side of this village is Arabian Sea. It got direct access to Arabian Sea though Chettuva harbor.
Tourism
1.MunakkaKadavu Azhimugam :-MunakkaKadavu Azhimugam is located in Thrissur district, Kerala State, South India. Its around 34km from Thrissur town via Vadanappally (reachable via Moonnamkallu – Anjagadi – Kadappuram). The Azhimugam is a little isolated from the main road. This is the point where the Karuvannur river meets the ocean. 2 Chetwai Lighthouse:-The Chetwai Lighthouse is situated at thottapu , Munakkakkadavu road Kadappuram village near Guruvayur in Thrissur District of Kerala. It was inaugurated on 29 September 1986. The tower is a 30-meter tall concrete structure.There did not exist any lighthouse earlier to the present one at this place. The light source was changed on 30 April 2003. The beach has a groyne or pulimuttu. This has made the beach famous and you will find many people visiting here on holidays and weekends. But note that the parking space for vehicles is very less. While the beach and the scenery are beautiful, the seas are rough here. Its not ideal to venture much into the sea here. At the time of my visit there, police had came requesting people not to go to the ocean for fun. But the beach and the surrounding area are perfect for fishing enthusiasts.