Thottilpalam
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Thottilpalam | |
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Town | |
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  Thottilpalam Location in Kerala, India  Thottilpalam Thottilpalam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°40′39″N 75°46′48″E / 11.6775°N 75.7800°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 673513 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-77 (Perambra SRTO) |
Thottilpalam is one of the major town in north east of Kozhikode district, Kerala.[1] State Highway 54 to Wayanadu district passes through this town. It is 29 km from Vatakara and 5 km from Kuttiady. Thottilpalam is the main town in Kavilumpara panchayath. Town is situated at the bottom of Kuttiady Churam. Arjuna Award winner Tom Joseph is from Thottilpalam. The town is under Thottipalam police station.[2]
The term Thottil has the meaning cradle and the term Palam means bridge in Malayalam. According to local tradition there was a cradle shaped bridge built across the Kuttiady River, by the British East India Company, to move their goods easily from the Estate in Kunduthode to the Tellichery.[citation needed]
