Beypore or
Beypur is a small coastal
census townIn India, a Census Town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per sq. km.In Ireland, a Census Town is;...
in
Kozhikode districtKozhikode District is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised....
in the state of
KeralaKerala , is a state located in southwestern India. The state was created in 1956 on linguistc basis, bringing together those places where Malayalam formed the principal language...
,
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
. The place was formerly known as Vaypura / Vadaparappanad. Tippu Sultan named the town “Sultan Pattanam”. This place also has a small
port||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and/or transferring cargo. It is usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake. The best ports have deep water in channels or berths, and protection from the wind and waves...
and a beautiful beach.
Beypore port is one of the oldest ports in Kerala from where trading was done to the
Middle EastThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Beypore is also famous for building wooden ship, it is called
Dhows or
Urus in Malayalam language.
Beypore or
Beypur is a small coastal
census townIn India, a Census Town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per sq. km.In Ireland, a Census Town is;...
in
Kozhikode districtKozhikode District is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised....
in the state of
KeralaKerala , is a state located in southwestern India. The state was created in 1956 on linguistc basis, bringing together those places where Malayalam formed the principal language...
,
IndiaIndia, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal...
. The place was formerly known as Vaypura / Vadaparappanad. Tippu Sultan named the town “Sultan Pattanam”. This place also has a small
port||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-|}A port is a facility for receiving ships and/or transferring cargo. It is usually found at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake. The best ports have deep water in channels or berths, and protection from the wind and waves...
and a beautiful beach.
Beypore port is one of the oldest ports in Kerala from where trading was done to the
Middle EastThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Beypore is also famous for building wooden ship, it is called
Dhows or
Urus in Malayalam language. These ships are usually bought by
arabArab people or Arabs are an ethnic group whose members identify along linguistic, cultural or genealogical grounds...
merchants for trading, fishing and now used as a tourist ships. TASARA creative hand weaving centre in north beypore attracts visitors and students from all around the world.
Chaliyar PuzhaChaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar river is also known as Beypore River as it nears the sea...
which is the fourth longest river in the Kerala state flows through this village.The
Indian Coast GuardThe Indian Coast Guard is one of four branches of the Indian Armed Forces, tasked with the mission to guard the Republic of India's maritime interests. The Indian Coast Guard's organization is similar to that of other Para Military Forces of India. It was created on 18 August 1978 as an...
has commissioned a station here in 2006.
Geography
Beypore is located at . It has an average elevation of 1 metres (3 feet).
History
Beypore has long history of being a centre for shipbuilding since the first century AD, and it was further expanded under the East India Company during the early nineteenth century.
Travel Information
By road : Beypore is well connected by road and is just 11 km from Calicut.
By air : Calicut airport, is at Karipur and is 23 km from Calicut city centre
By rail : Kozhikode station 10 km apart and Feroke 3 km apart
Demographics
India
censusA "census" is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.In other words every 10 years...next one would be in 2010 The term is used mostly in connection with...
, Beypore had a population of 66,883. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Beypore has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 50% of the males and 50% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
80% of the population related with fishing industry here. Fishermen using modern boats and devices for fishing here, including wireless, echo sounder and GPS. But the un-scientific approach towards fishing causes the amount of fish catched reduce year by year.
This small village contains one customs office, two police stations and coast guard office.
Places of Attraction
Pulimuttu - Pulimuttu is the local name of the 1 km long bridge made of stone stretching in to sea. It is made by piling stones like a pathway to sea.
Beypore light house is situated at the south bank of chaliyar,
Uru (Big boat) - The boat building yard here is famous for the construction of the Uru, the traditional Arabian trading vessel. Its build using teak from Malaysia nowadays, but before it was using indigenous teak from Nilambure forest which was transported through water channels (called 'therppan').
Food stalls offering Kerala Cuisines - Famous for traditional Muslim food items, mainly sea food items (crab, prawns, lobster and shell creature called - kallummukkaya)
Nearby attractions in Beypore include the fishing harbour, hardly a kilometre from the shipbuilding yard and
Kadalundi Bird SanctuaryThe Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is situated in Malappuram Distrist of Kerala State, India. It spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the Arabian Sea.A hill provides a splendid view of the river-mouth flowing into the sea....
, which is about 7 km from Beypore. The Kadalundi estuary is considered as a birdwatchers paradise, due to the variety of local as well as migratory bird life. Migratory birds flock here in large numbers during February-March.
The sanctuary is spread over a group of islands in a scenic area surrounded by hillocks where the Kadalundi River flows into the Arabian Sea. The place is locally known as Kadalundi Nagaram.
Sea Mammals
The 'pulimuttu' 1 km long bridge made of stone stretching in to sea is a perfect place to watch the
Bottlenose DolphinBottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common and well-known members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Recent molecular studies show the genus contains two species, the Common Bottlenose Dolphin and the Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin , where previous...
. During the flood time
PinnipedPinnipeds or fin-footed mammals are a widely distributed and diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals comprising the families Odobenidae , Otariidae , and Phocidae...
also visible in the nearby chaliyar river.