Kumbla
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Kumbla | |
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Kumbla is a small town in
Kerala state in India. It is located 12 km north of Kasaragod town
.
History
Kanvapura, the original name, was derived from the name of Maharshi
Mangaluru, the Kumble Raja fled to Thalassery; but he returned in 1799 and after an unsuccessful fight for independence, submitted to the British Empire and accepted a small pension of Rs. 11,788 per annum in 1804.[6] Parthisubba, the great Yakshagana exponent, known as Father of Yakshagana was born here in the 18th century.[6]
Demographics
As of
Grama Panchayat
had total population of 46,691 among which 27,033 lives in Urban areas with 5,168 households and 19,658 people in rural areas with 3,506 households. Males constitute 22,629 (48.5%) and Females constitute 24,062 (51.5%) in Kumbla Panchayat. Population of children in the age group 0-6 is 6,031 (12.9%) in the panchayat limits. Among this, male child constitutes 3,093 (51.3%) and female child constitutes 2,938 (48.7%).
Total number of literates in Kumbla Panchayat is 36,319 which makes overall literacy rate of 89.3%. Total male literates are 18,293 (93.6%) and female literates are 18,026 (85.3%).
Kumbla Panchayat has 2
census towns and 3 revenue villages under its jurisdiction. Koipady, Mogral are the census towns and Arikady, Bombrana and Kidoor are the revenue villages.[8]
Tourist attractions
- Arikady fort[9]
- Shree Gopalakrishna temple
- Kumbla River Mangroves
Notable people
- Anil Kumble, former captain and the former coach of Indian national cricket team takes his last name, indicating ancestry or family origins, from this town. Recently one of the main roads to Government Hospital was renamed as Anil Kumble Road in a function conducted by Kumble Panchayat.[10][11]
- Jagdish Kumble is an Indian professional kabaddi player and coach. He coaches the Telugu Titans in the Pro Kabaddi League. He was member of the India national kabaddi team that won Asian games gold medals in 2002 which was held at Busan. Jagdish Kumble runs a kabaddi academy in Kasargod, Kerala.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "Kasargod District Information @ NewKerala.Com". kerala-info.newkerala.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ School of Distance Education sdeuoc.ac.in
- ^ M. Vijayanunni. 1981 Census Handbook- Kasaragod District (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala.
- ^ a b c കേരള ചരിത്രം, എ. ശ്രീധര മേനോൻ
- ^ a b c "Kasaragod History". Archived from the original on 25 September 2008.
- ISBN 9788120604513.
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 138,139. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ a b "കുമ്പള വിളിക്കുന്നു...വിനോദസഞ്ചാരികളേ ഇതിലേ... ഇതിലേ". Mathrubhumi.
- ^ "The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra". Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ "Commitment keeps Kumble going". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 March 2006. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008.
- ^ "Bengal coach Kumble hopes to bring huge Services experience into play". Pro Kabaddi. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
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