Geographical Area of Kaipad Tract

Kaipad rice tract is seen spread in the north Malabar districts, Kozhikode ,Kannur, and Kasargod near to Arabian sea. This tracts are coastal wetlands at the bank of rivers flowing through these districts and joining to Arabian sea. The tract is located approximately  11.25°N 75.77°E / 12.5°N 75.0°E.The Kozhikode  district has an elevation of one metre along the coast with the city's eastern edges rising to at least 15 metre, with a sandy coastal belt and a lateritic midland. A number of rivers originating from the Sahyadri  run  along the outer reaches of the city of Kozhikode. These include the Chaliyar puzha, Kallayi Puzha, Korapuzha, Poonoor puzha, and Iravanjhi puzha. Kaipad rice tract of Kozhikode district lie at the bank of these rivers in the Panchayaths, Koyilandi, Chengottukavu, Chemmencheri, Ulleri, Maniyur, Cheruvannur and Meppayyur. In Kozhikode district the approximate area of Kaipad tract is 500hectors.

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Six rivers drain Kannur district, the longest being the Valapattanam river with a length of 110 km. Other rivers flowing through Kannur district are Kuppam, Mahe, Anjarakandi, Thalassery, Ramapuram and Perumba. Kaipad rice tracts of Kannur district mainly lie on the bank of Valapattanam and Kuppam rivers in the Panchayaths, Ezhome, Pattuvam, Kannapuram, Cherukunnu, Puzhathi, Chelora, Narath, Kolacheri, Chirakkal, Munderi, Elayavoor, Kuttiyattoor, and Mayyil. In Kannur district, the  approximate area of Kaipad tract is 3400 hectors. During British Dynasty, Ezhome Panchayath was known as “The Akyab” of Chirakkal Taluk, after Akyab in Burma which produced the highest yield of rice in the world (Panchayath vikasana rekha).

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The Kasargod  district is the northern most district of state of Kerala. It has an average elevation of 19  metres. Kasargod district lying in the northern tip of Kerala bounded by the Western ghats in the east and Arabian sea in the west, 12 rivers flowing across its terrain. Most of the Kaipad tracts in Kasargod  lie at the bank of Chandragiri river in the Panchayaths, Manjeswar, Mogral Puthur, Udma, Pallikkara, Pullur- Periya, Cheruvathur, Padanna, Thrikkaripur, Pilicode,and  Valiyaparamba . There is about 200 hectors of Kaipad field in Kasargod  district. 

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