History
History
Madakkathara Grama Panchayat is a panchayat with unique features consisting of mountains, hills, canals, and rice fields. It has 16 wards.
According to the ancients, the people of the Perumpadappu royal family occupied land in many places and built forts. Since there were many forts like this, this place came to be known as Kottepaadam.
There was an area in this grama panchayat where the Poovvam tree was spread out and surrounded by a forest. This forest area is known as Kattila Poovvam by adding the name of the tree and later it was shortened and is now known as Kattilapoovvam.
It is said that the ancients read in the legends that in the past, Lord Shiva went for alms with a bowl of water and then threw it away. The place where this water fell was known as Chirakkathode. Over time, this changed to Chirakkakode.
Kurinji means mountain. Kurinji, which is the name of the valley of the mountain, evolved into Kurichi, which gave rise to the name of the place. Kurikkakara was also recorded as the name of a village in the records of 85 years ago. This village still exists in the Panchayat Tirthi.
Many indications are seen in Kurinjipatti that are based on the place Madakkathara. The word madam is derived from the word mullaithin, which is the source of forest area names, and it is said in Kurinchipattil that it was customary to build a series of huts on the tops of trees to drive away wild animals that came to destroy the crops. There is also a clear indication that the huts were built to protect the crops and to protect them from animals. It is said that the center of the huts was later removed and the name Madakkathara came into existence.
Socio-cultural history
Despite its proximity to the city, Madakkathara Gram Panchayat is an agricultural panchayat that has a completely rural atmosphere. The main agricultural crops are paddy, coconut, rubber, kavung, banana and vegetables. In 1922, Sree Narayana Guru established the Seva Math, performed the Subrahmanya Pratishtha here and provided worship facilities for the Ezhavas here. In 1936, a rural library was opened in Madakkathara. Due to the severe food shortage in the forties, the forest area was forced to be cleared and cultivated. Individuals and groups alike took up farming in the forest land. By the end of the forties, a large number of people from Travancore had migrated to the forest land here. With this, the eastern part of the panchayat began to become densely populated and active. NH 47 road connecting Kerala and Tamil Nadu passes through this panchayat. There are no large-scale industrial establishments in the public sector here. There are 73 small-scale industries in Madakkathara grama panchayat. The grama panchayat was formed in 1969. Madakkathara panchayat was formed in October 1969 by merging the areas included in Panancherry and Wilmattom panchayats. K.K.Surendran was the first president of the panchayat.
About Madakkathara Panchayat
Madakkathara Grama Panchayat is located in Mullukkara Block of Thrissur Taluk of Thrissur District. Formed in 1969, Madakathara Grama Panchayat has a literacy rate of 90.34 percent. This panchayat, with an area of 25.04 square kilometers, is bounded by Thekkumkara Panchayat on the north, Panancherry Panchayat on the east, Thrissur Corporation on the south, Thrissur Corporation and Killannur Panchayat on the west. Out of the population of 24,934, 12,708 are women and 12,226 are men. The main crops cultivated in Madakathara Panchayat, which falls in the Edanad region, are paddy, coconut, kavung, vegetables, banana, rubber, etc. The Thanikudam river, 6 ponds and the Kol canal flowing through the panchayat are the main surface water sources of the farmers for irrigation and other purposes. In addition, 19 public wells and 96 public taps are used by the people for drinking water. 5.6 percent of the total land area is forest land. 908 street lights have been installed to make the roads in Madakkathara panchayat passable at night. Thrissur-Vadakkanchery, Thrissur-Chirakkode, and Thrissur-Kattilapoovvam roads pass through this panchayat. The residents of Madakkathara rely on the nearest airport, Nedumbassery Airport, for foreign travel. Thrissur Railway Station is the nearest railway station to the panchayat. As a port, the Cochin Port is located closest to the panchayat. The two places where the road transport of the panchayat is concentrated are the Sakthan Bus Stand in the city and the Vadakke Bus Stand. The bridges here are symbols of progress in the transportation sector. Millennium Bridge and Mannuthi Pandiparamba Bridge are the main bridges here. Apollo Plastic Company and Bhagavathy Mill are the industrial units in the panchayat. 5 ration shops and one Maveli-Neethi store are in the general distribution area of the panchayat.
