Kuppam

Kuppam is a small village situated in the Taliparamba Municipality, Kannur district of Kerala state, South India.

The locality is divided into two parts, South and North; South Kuppam is a part of Taliparamba municipality while North Kuppam, Near mukkunnu, is a part of Pariyaram Village Panchayath.

During the 1960s and 1970s this village was a commercial center of spices. The National Highway-17 is passing through Kuppam. Like many other places of Kerala, Kuppam is situated in the valley of Western Ghats. Kupam is about 25 km east from Arabian Sea.

Kuppam got its name from the Kuppam River, one of the 44 Rivers of Kerala, which originates from the hilly area of western Karnataka and flows into the Arabian Sea.

Once, waterways in the Kuppam River was the only mode of travel into the hilly areas of Kannur district. But after the construction of Kuppam Bridge, passenger boats almost disappeared. Kuppam Bridge was built in 1958 with British construction methods, which consists of 5 huge arches each side. The bridge is attractive for its construction style.