Karinkallathani

Karinkallathani
Village
Muriyankanni Bridge, 6 km (3¾ miles) south-east of the village
Karinkallathani Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	679322
Nearest city	Perinthalmanna

Karinkallathani (Malayalam: 'കരിങ്കല്ലത്താണി') is a village in Perinthalmanna taluk of the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala.

Geography

Karinkallathani is situated in between Perinthalmanna and Mannarkkad at the border of the Malappuram and Palakkad districts along the National Highway 213 (Kozhikode-Palakkad), which crosses the Thootha-Vettathur Road in Karinkallathani.

Name

Stone bench (athani) in Karinkallathani

The name Karinkallathani is derived from the Malayalam word athani, also known as chumaduthangi, which is a heavy stone bench used in the market for supporting the weight of goods in olden days.

Economy

A petrol station of the Indian Oil Corporation serves the traffic on the Palakkad-Kozhikode National Highway, which passes through Karinkallathani. Important shops are Safa Jewellery, Karayil Fancy and Home Needs, Vasantham Sarees, Genus Computers Sales & Servicing and Aminia Furniture Shope. St. Mary's hospital is located west of the village near Maruti Auto.

Leading banks are the Federal Bank, the Thazhekkod Co-Operative Urban Bank and the State Bank of Travancore.

Demographics

Major language spoken is Malayalam. Hindi and English are also widely understood and spoken as official languages, while Tamil and Arabic are less commonly used. The city population is predominantly Muslim, along with a sizeable Hindu population and small Christian population. Karinkallathani also has a small number of Tamils, mainly from rural districts of Tamil Nadu and migrants from North Indian states like Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh etc. who are engaged in labour and construction work.

Religion

Jama Masjid is the main mosque of the village. Sree Panamkurrissi Kshethram is a Hindu temple south east of the village.

Schools

Fatimah Memorial High School is located at the south end of the village. ECS Computer education Perinthalmanna Road Karinkallathani 944 620 620 2