history of karuvarakundu

HISTORY OF KARUVARAKUNDU
“Karu” means Iron ore the place from where iron ore was excavated came to be known as Karuvarakundu There are historical references that this place had ancient relation with iron .Evidences tell us that the people engaged in iron ore mining had the family name Aripanikkar. Karuvarakundu can be termed as the Jamshedpur of south India. History reveals that swords and utensils made of iron were made here and exported to countries like Egypt Turkey Rome Denmark. Two thousand years ago the Malabar’s riot of 1921 had its impact on Karuvarakundu. On 20th August 1921 the news of British firing at a mosque in Tirurangadi spread here people protested against the British on the next day people attacked the police station and seized weapons the mob set the police station on fire the tourist Bungalow, the British army came to karuvarakundu to fight the rioters they set up there barrack first at chembankunnu and later at cambinkunnu, Now the Karuvarakundu Govt Higher Secondary School stands where the barrack man situated at cambinkunnu. Karuvarakundu is sloppy area which lies close to the forest with lot of wills karuvarakudu is one of the main agricultural areas of Malappuram district. The Western Ghats which at height of 1250 m above sea level is in the south east of Karuvarakundu Panchayath. Olipuzha originated from this point the other river kallanpuzha originated at a highest of 1050m. These two rivers are the two main sources culture heritage of its own. KT Manumusliyar who was a great Scholar an MFB degree from abroad. Karuvarakundu Gramapanchayath is in wandoor Block, Nilambur Taluk of Malappuram district. The area of Karuvarakundu Grama Panchayath is an area of 64.2 sq KM which included Kerala estate and borders with Amaranbalam Chokkad and Puthur (Palakkad) Panchayath in the north, Puthur Panchayath in the east, Alanallur (Palakkad) Edappatta Panchayath in the south and Kalikavu, Tuvvur, Chokkad on the west side of the Panchayath.