Kozhikode District Information

Kozhikode was the capital of the Zamorins, and later of the Malabar District. Vasco da Gama, the first European to sail directly from Europe to India, landed here in 1498. Anglican name: Calicut

Profile

Area: 2344 sq.kms Population: 2,613,683, Literacy: 85%

Local Bodies

Taluks: Kozhikode, Koyilandy, Vadakara
Blocks: Kunnumal,Koyilandi,Balussery,Perambra, Kunnamangalam, Thodannur, Koduvally, Meladi, Vadakara, Panthalayani, Chelannur , Kozhikode
Corporation: Kozhikode
Municipality: Koyilandy, Vadakara

Constituencies

Parliament: Kozhikode, Vadakara, Wayanad
Assembly: Vadakara, Kuttiadi, Nadapuram, Koyilandy, Perambra, Balusseri, Elathur, Kozhikode North, Kozhikode South, Beypore, Kunnamangalam, Koduvalli, Thiruvambadi

Rivers

Mahe river, Kuttiady river, Korappuzha, Kallai river, Chaliyar, Kadalundi river

Cuisine

Halwa, Banana chips, Biriyani, Seafood, paper-thin Pathiris

Major Educational Institutions

Indian Institute of Management (IIM), National Institute of Technology (NIT) , University of Calicut, Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM)

Tourist Places

Kozhikode Beach, Mananchira square, SM Street, Beypore, Thusharagiri water falls. Click here for detailed tourism information.

Travel

Air: Calicut International Airport (code- IATA: CCJ, ICAO: VOCL) is at Karipur, 26km away from city.
Rail: The main railway stations in Kozhikode district are Kozhikode(code: CLT), Koyilandy(code: QLD) and Vatakara(code: BDJ). Click on station name for railway time table.
Road:
· Mangalore Ernakulam: Mahe- Vadarkara- Payyoli- Koyilandy- Kozhikode- Ramanattuakara -Kottakkal(NH17)
· Kozhikode Bangalore: Kunnamangalam- Koduvalli- Thamarassery- Adivaram- Kalpetta- Sulatan’s Battery- Mysore (NH212)
· Kozhikode Palakkad: Ramanattuakara – Malappuram (NH213)
· Kozhikode Ooty: Medical College – Mavur – Koolimadu – Areacode (SH24) – Nilambur – Gudalloor
· Kozhikode Mananthavadi: Atholi – Ulliyery – Perambra – Kuttiyadi (SH38 ) – Thottilpalam
· Vadakara Mananthavadi: Vadakra- Orkatteri – Purameri - Nadapuram – Kallachi – Kakkattil – Kuttiyadi Thottilpalam
· Koyilandy Nilambur: Ulliyeri - Balusseri - Thamarassery – Mukkam – Areacode -Edavanna (SH34)
· Thamarassery Thrissur: Mukkam - Areacode - Manjeri – Perinthalmanna – Pattambi
· Kozhikkode Kalpetta (proposed SH54) Puthiyangadi – Ulliyeri – Perambra – Poozhithodu – Peruvannamoozhi – Padinjarethara
· Kappad Thusharagiri (proposed SH68) Atholi- Cheekkilod- Nanminda – Narikkuni – Mookilangadi – Puthur – Omassery - Kodencheri

Road Distance from Kozhikode to major places in kilometers:

Ernakulam 201, Guruvayur 129, Kannur 90, Karipur air port 26, Kalpetta 63, Kottayam 254, Malappuram 35, Munnar 287, Nedumpasseri air port 177, Palakkad 137, Sabarimala 319, Sultan’s Battery 98, Thrissur 134, Thiruvanthapuram 404 Bangalore 355, Coimbatore 186, Kanyakumari 488, Kodaikanal 289, Mangalore 224, Mysore 216, Ooty 187, Palani 209