Vatakara
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Vatakara, also known as Vadakara, is a municipality, taluk and a major town in the Kozhikode district in Indian state of Kerala. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of 24.33 km2 and is bordere
Sky view of vadakara byepass area
Vatakara Lok Sabha Constituency
Jetty on the Moorad river
Gateway of Vadakara
Ezhava
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The Ezhavas, also known as Thiyya or Tiyyar in the Malabar region, and Chegavar/Chovar in the south, are a community with origins in the region of India presently known as Kerala, where in the 2010s t
Vatakara
…male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 80%. 11% of the population was under 6 years old. Social composition in Vadakara (2011) Community Percent Thiyyar 40.79% Other Hindu 23.46% Islam 34.37% Christianity 0.88% Economy Fishing is one of Vatakara's main commercial activities. The Moorad River flows into…
A Thiyan girl, 1898
A Thiyya couple, 18th century
An Ezhava couple, 19th century
The traditional attire of Thiyyar (Tiyya) Bridegroom and companions, in 1912