Kadalundi
Grama panchayat

mentioned as the administrative center of the Chera kings in Sangam literature, is Kadalundi. In the second century, Kadalundi was described as a port town in the book 'The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'. Kadalundi boasts a great historical tradition, having engaged in trade relations with foreign countries like Rome and Arabia during that era.

When Kozhikode's trade through the Beypore port flourished centuries ago, Chaliyam also grew into a center of commerce. Forest products, spices, and silk clothes from Malabar were exported to foreign countries. With the decline of the Second Chera Dynasty at the beginning of the twelfth century and the start of feudal rule, the administration of this village came into the hands of the Parappanad Valiya Puthiya Kovilakam (Royal Family).

The Parappanad Raja granted land in Chaliyam to the Dutch for trade purposes, and they later built a fort there. This fort was destroyed in a war with the Zamorin. Its remnants are still present in a place called Mulla.

The Parappanad royal family governed through 'tharakkoottams' (village assemblies) centered around temples. They divided the Kadalundi village into two 'thuras' (divisions) for administration: Mannur (Mannur Shiva Temple) and Kadalundi (Pazhanchannur Shiva Temple).

In this system of governance, land ownership belonged to the 'jenmis' (landlords) who held the land under the Devaswom (Temple Trust), cultivated it, and leased it out. Although the British took over the administration from the royal family in the middle of the nineteenth century, the land ownership relations did not change. With the implementation of the Land Reforms Act, the majority of the common people became landowners. The change in land relations brought about an indescribable transformation in social life.

The British, who governed with the aim of commercial development, extended the railway line up to Chaliyam in 1861. Later, when the trade and industrial sector became centered in Kozhikode, these railway tracks were removed. Although Chaliyam lost its distinction as a trade center, the railway well, the lighthouse, and the Forest Depot can still be seen here today as a memory of that golden era. The Puzhakkara Mosque, where it is believed Malik Dinar and his disciples offered prayers, fills the people of Chaliyam with historical pride.

Formal education in this village began with the establishment of a school in 1907 at the location where the Mannur Krishna U.P. School stands today. Later, the Adi Dravida Panchama School, exclusively for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, was established at Vattapparambu in 1917. Even before that, people in this village had been educated through 'Ezhuthupallikkoodams' (traditional village schools).

In those days, when modern medical facilities were scarce, the local physicians ('nattu vaidyans') cured the people. In emergencies requiring modern treatment, the sick had to be carried on shoulders to the hospitals in Feroke. Bus transport was first introduced in the Panchayat in 1972.