Parappur is a village and townland two kilometers north of Kottakkal in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.

[2] Kottakkal East Kovilakam which belonged to the Zamorin of Calicut was the landlord of most of the land holdings in the area.

The landlords who owned the land in Iringalloor belonged to the Kolpuram Keezhathukunnam Panicker family, which had its roots in Kozhikode.

The legendary Land Reforms Act, implemented in the 1970s, brought the veil to feudalism in other parts of Kerala as well.

Some times during the extreme monsoon seasons the river tends to overflow and makes its way to the village settlements and the paddy fields causing disturbances to the local life.