Kumaramputhur
Grama Panchayat

Kumaramputhur Grama Panchayat is situated in Mannarkkad Block, in Mannarkkad Taluk of Palakkad district. Kumaramputhur Grama Panchayat, which is spread across the villages of Kumaramputhur and Payyanedam, has an area of 37.25 square kilometers. The boundaries of the panchayat are Eranad taluk on the north, Kunthipuzha on the east and beyond that Mannarkkad panchayat and Karakurussi panchayat, Karimpuzha panchayat on the south, and Kottopadam and Karimpuzha panchayats and Ariyoor thodu (stream) on the west.

The name Kumaramputhur can be considered as an indication of an old connection with Tamilakam (the Tamil region). Place names like Puthuur and Puthoor are widely found in Tamil Nadu and in the Tamil-influenced villages of Palakkad. Kumaramputhur is a geographical area bordered by the reserved forests of the Western Ghats, the Ariyoor thodu, and the Kunthipuzha. Changaleri, which stands geographically separated beyond the Kunthipuzha river, is also included in the Grama Panchayat.

The evergreen forests including the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (Silent Valley National Park) form the northern boundary of the panchayat. These are included in Eranad taluk. The highest place in the panchayat is Karapadam, which is situated at an elevation of 330 meters above sea level. Other areas are situated at an elevation of more than 55 meters above sea level. The general topography here is a mixture of high hills and plains and valleys between them. The hilly areas and slopes are almost entirely used for rubber cultivation. It has a topography filled with slopes, plains, orchards, valleys, and paddy fields.

The Ariyoor thodu and Kunthipuzha, which originate from the Silent Valley evergreen forests and flow roughly towards the southwest, touch through the eastern and western boundaries of Kumaramputhur. Apart from these, some other small streams flow parallel to these and into this. Shanthivaikal thodu is the most important among them. All these together maintain a well-organized natural water flow system here. Rainwater falling on the hilltops drains and reaches the orchards and paddy fields in the valleys, and from there, it flows through small channels to reach the streams and rivers. Apart from these, numerous ponds throughout the panchayat also function as part of the water storage process.