Historical Sketch of Kasaragod District
Kasaragod is the northeren district of the state of Kerala. Lying alongside the Arabian Sea the district is famous for beautiful landscapes and rare traditions. Kasragod district was organised as a separate district, on 24 May1985.
All along its west it is walled by the Western Ghats while along the east the Arabian Sea borders it. The district covers an area of around 1992 sq km.It has a population (2001 census) of 1,203,342. The literacy rate of the district is 85.17 %.
History
Kasaragod was known by Arabs by the name Harkwillia.[1]Many Arab travellers who visited Kerala between 9th and 14th century visited Kasaragod , which was an important trade centre then.Kasaragod was once a part of the Tuluva kingdom. Vijayanagara empire ruled Kasaragod by defeating the Kolathiri Raja who had Nileshwaram as his capital. At the onset of collapse of the Vijayanagara empire, Vengappa Naik declared indepenance to Ikkery. In 1763, Hyder Ali conquered Bedanoor (Bidnur), the capital of the Ikkery Naiks. Tippu Sultan conquered the area.
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