Kavanur
Kavanoor is a Town in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. The name of the town is spelled in English either Kavanoor or Kavanur or even Kavannur. Kavanur is the first high tech village office in Kerala.The origin of this name is unknown. But earlier the present Town known as Kavanoor was known as Moothedathuparampu. Later when the Grama Panchayath and Village were formed they were known as Kavanur or Kavanoor and gradually the Town itself got well known in the same name. Even today the old Town Sunni Juma Masjid has "Kavanur- Moothedathu Parampu" in its records as place name.
Source - Wikipedia [May 2021]
Address
Grama Panchayath Office
Areekode - Manjeri Road
Kavanur
Keral
Pin - 673639
The actual name of the present Kavanoor was Moothedathu Parambu, and the Kavanoor was the name of neighbourhood in the west. But when the present town developed as the centre of commerce and business people began to use Kavanoor for the Town. Even today old folks use Moothedathu parambu.
