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Pullancheri is a location at Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is a town and municipality in Malappuram District in the state of Kerala, India. It is the commercial capital of Malappuram District and is 28 km from an international airport and 50 km from Kozhikode railway station....

 of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state of India
India
India , 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 with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, with hills and one river named Kadalundy River. Pullancheri is situated 5 kilometres away from Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is a town and municipality in Malappuram District in the state of Kerala, India. It is the commercial capital of Malappuram District and is 28 km from an international airport and 50 km from Kozhikode railway station....

. This area is the 27th Ward of Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is a town and municipality in Malappuram District in the state of Kerala, India. It is the commercial capital of Malappuram District and is 28 km from an international airport and 50 km from Kozhikode railway station....

 Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

. This place is situated at the east of Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is a town and municipality in Malappuram District in the state of Kerala, India. It is the commercial capital of Malappuram District and is 28 km from an international airport and 50 km from Kozhikode railway station....

 town. East side of Pullancheri is Nellikkuth
Nellikkuth
Nellikkuth is a location in Manjeri Municipality in Malappuram district of Kerala State, India.Nellikuth is the birth place of Ali Musliyar and Variyan Kunnan Kunhumuhammed Haji, the Moplah rebel leaders of 1921 Moplah Rebellion. This place is 8 km far from manjeri town. A part of Kadalundi...

 and Pandikkad
Pandikkad
Pandikkad is a town near Manjeri in Malappuram district, Kerala State of India. It is situated in the middle of Manjeri-Karuvarakundu road. There is a Police Circle Inspector office. Pandikkad is a panchayath also.Nilambur is very near from here....

. South is Anakkayam
Anakkayam
Anakkayam is a village and panchayat near Manjeri, Malappuram District of Kerala, India.This village is located in the way from Manjeri to Malappuram....

 and north is Payyanad
Payyanad
Payyanad is a location in Manjeri Municipality in Malappuram district of Kerala State of south India....

. Pullancheri is 5 km far from Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is a town and municipality in Malappuram District in the state of Kerala, India. It is the commercial capital of Malappuram District and is 28 km from an international airport and 50 km from Kozhikode railway station....

 town. Direct way to Pullanchei is through Manjeri - Vayparappadi - Kunnathambalam (Kunnathu Temple) - Elamparamba - Vettecode - Alungal - Pallippadi - Eranikkal - Pullancheri. There is another way to reach Pullancheri. It is through Anakkayam. This way need to travel 2 km more than the other way. It is Manjeri - Vayapparappadi - Muttippalam
Muttippalam
Muttippalam is a place near Manjeri in the Malappuram District of Kerala in India. It is on the Manjeri - Malappuram road, about 3 km away from Manjeri....

 - Anakkayam - Pulliyilangadi - Kalathingalppadi - Eranikkal - Pullancheri.

Vettecode

Vettecode is a place which is situated at the highest part of Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is a town and municipality in Malappuram District in the state of Kerala, India. It is the commercial capital of Malappuram District and is 28 km from an international airport and 50 km from Kozhikode railway station....

 town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

. The Pullancheri Post Office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...

 is situated at Vettecode. There is a religious college
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...

 and masjid
Mosque
A mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...

 of Thableegh Jamaa'ath situated here.

Alungal

Alungal is a place situated in the middle of a hill. It is on the way from Vettecode to Pullancheri. There is a small dam built for the purpose of irrigation here. There is a stone metal crusher unit here.

Eranikkal

Eranikkal is a junction where the road deviated to Anakkayam
Anakkayam
Anakkayam is a village and panchayat near Manjeri, Malappuram District of Kerala, India.This village is located in the way from Manjeri to Malappuram....

 and Nellikkuth
Nellikkuth
Nellikkuth is a location in Manjeri Municipality in Malappuram district of Kerala State, India.Nellikuth is the birth place of Ali Musliyar and Variyan Kunnan Kunhumuhammed Haji, the Moplah rebel leaders of 1921 Moplah Rebellion. This place is 8 km far from manjeri town. A part of Kadalundi...

.

Cheenikkamanna

This is the centre of Pullancheri. The place is also known as 'Naniyangadi' as a person do business here who's nickname is Nani.

Employment

The main occupation of the people is agriculture. The main crop is rice, but as the price of rice decreased and the cost of production increased, people have no interest to make rice. They leave the farms empty, there is no crop in the farm, during the rains. The threat of flood from the Kadalundi River
Kadalundi River
Kadalundi River is a river in the Indian state of Kerala. It originates from the Western Ghats at the western border of the Silent Valley and flows through the district of Malappuram. It has two main tributaries namely Olipuzha and Veliyar. The Kadalundi River drains an area of 1274 km² and...

 also encourage them to do so. There was a heavy flood in the year 2007 which was the biggest one within 40 years. They make vegetables during summer. As the farm is near the Kadalundi River
Kadalundi River
Kadalundi River is a river in the Indian state of Kerala. It originates from the Western Ghats at the western border of the Silent Valley and flows through the district of Malappuram. It has two main tributaries namely Olipuzha and Veliyar. The Kadalundi River drains an area of 1274 km² and...

, the water is absorbed soon during summer. This forces the farmers to pump water from the nearest Kadalundi River
Kadalundi River
Kadalundi River is a river in the Indian state of Kerala. It originates from the Western Ghats at the western border of the Silent Valley and flows through the district of Malappuram. It has two main tributaries namely Olipuzha and Veliyar. The Kadalundi River drains an area of 1274 km² and...

. Lack of workers and increased wages discourages farmers from farming.

After agriculture, another occupation of the people is sales. Many people are working as salesmen in the nearest Manjeri town.

Only a few people work as government employees.

Education

Most of the people are not well educated. There are only a few people graduated. Most of the people are of high school education.

AMLP School, Pullancheri

First of all A.M.L.P. School is situated here in Pullancheri. This is the primary educational institution of the natives.

Nusrathul Islam Madrasa, Pullancheri
Nusrathul Islam Madrasa, Pullancheri
Nusrathul Islam Madrasa is a Madrasa situated in Pullancheri, Manjeri, Kerala, India. This is an institution which gives Islamic religious education alongside conventional education...

This is a religious educational institution for Muslim community of Pullancheri. This madrasa is affiliated to the Samastha Kerala Islam Matha Vidyabhyasa Board(SKIMVB), as it's authorisation number 1216. This is a secondary madrasa.

Noble Public School, Vettecode

Noble Public School. Manjeri is a CBSE Higher Secondary school, run indirectly by the Indian Islahi Center, UAE, established in 1996 with Dr. K Abdurahiman as the chairman. In 2008, Dr Abdurahiman was replaced by Prof. PN Abdurahiman as the school's chairman and Dr. Younus as the Academic co-ordinator of the school, with Dr K Abdurahiman going on to found the Ace Charitable Trust (ACT) and the Ace Public School.
Noble School has classes from kindergarten to higher-secondary - the kindergarten classes are organized in Montessori model, while the rest of the course follows the CBSE curriculum.

Chinmaya Vidyalaya

Chinmaya Vidyala is situated in Vettecode area. This institution is run by Chinmaya Mission.

Jamia Salafiyya Higher Secondary School

Jamia Salafiyya Residential Higher Secondary School is an institution for women. This is run by Jamia Salafiyya, Pulikkal
Pulikkal
Pulikkal is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. it is near to kondotty town where our saji is living. very beautiful place- Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality :The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises:...

, Kondotty
Kondotty
Kondotty is a growing town in Malappuram district, Kerala, South India. Kondotty is located near the Calicut Airport.Kondotty is famous for the Nercha in the Pazhayangadi Mosque. Kondotty is the birthplace of the great Mappila poet, Moyinkutty Vaidyar. He popularised Mappilapattu by his poems...

.

Religion

Most of the people of Pullancheri are Muslims. There is a juma masjid and 5 srambis under this masjid to worship. There is no temple or church in this area. Population of Christians in this locality is very low.

Pullancheri Juma Masjid

This is the main centre of worship for the Muslims of Pullancheri. Panakkad Sayyid Hyderali Shihab Thangal
Sayed Hyderali Shihab Thangal
Sayyid Hyderali Shihab Thangal is the Kerala State president of the Indian Union Muslim League and current supreme leader of the E. K. Sunni of Kerala.He is the third son of PMSA Pookkoya Thangal...

 has been elected as Qazee
Qadi
Qadi is a judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law appointed by the ruler of a Muslim country. Because Islam makes no distinction between religious and secular domains, qadis traditionally have jurisdiction over all legal matters involving Muslims...

 of Pullancheri Mahal
Mahal
-Geography:* Mahal, India, a small town in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India* Malé, the capital of Maldives* Mahalle, Turkish language country subdivision or neighbourhood term* Mahalla, an Arabic language country subdivision or neighbourhood term...

lu on 25 July 2008 due to the death of Panakkad Sayyid Umerali Shihab Thangal
Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal
Panakkad Sayed Umerali Shihab Thangal was an Islamic qazi from Kerala, India. He was the qadi of Wayanad. He was the chairman of the Kerala Waqf Board. He was the president of the Sunni Yuvajana Sangham....

, (Chairman, Kerala Waqf Board). The Assistant Qazee
Qadi
Qadi is a judge ruling in accordance with Islamic religious law appointed by the ruler of a Muslim country. Because Islam makes no distinction between religious and secular domains, qadis traditionally have jurisdiction over all legal matters involving Muslims...

 is Mr. O.P. Musthafa Faizee of Oruvambram.

Kunnathu Temple

Actually this temple is on the way to Pullancheri but in Manjeri. This is a famous temple in Manjeri.

Politics

The major political parties in Pullancheri are Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League
Indian Union Muslim League is a state political party in the state of Kerala, India. The chief support base of the party falls inside northern and central Kerala...

(IUML), Communist Party of India (Marxist)
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
The Communist Party of India is a political party in India. It has a strong presence in the states of Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. As of 2011, CPI is leading the state government in Tripura. It leads the Left Front coalition of leftist parties in various states and the national parliament of...

(CPM), Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

(INC) and Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

(BJP). Most of the people are activits of Indian Union Muslim League and the second is Communist Party.

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