- Thekkepuram
is an area rich in culture and tradition located inside the Calicut metro
city, Kerala, India. It got a loose boundary with Arabian Sea on West, Kallai
River on South, Vellayil - a fishing/industrial village on North and Calicut
metro at East.
- Most of the inhabitants here are Muslims
with a unique tradition in marriage and joint family concepts.
- Tharavadu
(big homes) having 20-40 bedrooms can be seen through out this area. Some
of it got demolished recently. Still 90% of them remain with large number
of members living together amicably though most of them have distant blood
relation.
- Unlike other Muslim pockets in Kerala, there
are two Qazis (Religious leaders) supervising the religious jurisdiction
and ceremonies.
- Out of the entire population 90% are literate
with 25% having higher education.
-On the search for new horizons 20% of men
from this community is now working overseas mostly in the Arabian Gulf