Mahe is situated on the
West Coast in Kerala., Mahe is about 630 kms (approx. 394 miles)
from Pondicherry by road, 704 kms (approx. 440 miles)
from Chennai ( Madras ) by rail and located on the West Coast in Kerala.
Mahe is a tiny pocket in
the West Coast of India situated geographically in Kerala and politically
forming part of Pondicherry Union territory. This picturesque little area is bounded on
the south-west by the Arabian sea, on the north by river Ponniyar (Moolakadavu) and on the
other sides by a stretch of calcareous hills of medium height which are linked to the
ghats by a series of wooded hillocks. The River Mahe, which flows towards the west,
divides the region into two distinct parts.
Mahe region consists of 3
entities viz.,
- Mahe town
- The small enclave of Kallayi and
- Naluthura.
Mahe town lies south of River Mahe
near its juncture with the sea. The Naluthura lies between the small Ponniyar
River on the north and Kozhikode-Tellicherry road in the south. In between these
two lies the small enclave of Kallayi. Mahe town is situated with Badagara
taluk of Kozhikode district in Kerala as its northern extremity and the other 2
entities enclaved within Kannur district of Kerala.
Total area of the region is 9 sq.kms.
The region headquarters is located at Mahe.
This tiny piece of land on the shore of Arabian
sea, inhabited by some 35,000 Malayalam speaking people today forms an integral part of
the Union Territory of Pondicherry. |