Kakkad, is a growing town in

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...

district,

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Location

The town is located east of the

Tirurangadi Tirurangadi is a municipal town in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It is a historic town famed for its active participation in the freedom struggle, especially those dating back to the 1920s. It serves as a local taluk and is locat ...

municipality. It is 2 kilometers away from Tirurangadi town.

Transport

The nearest railway station is

Parappanangadi Parappanangadi, , is a major town and a municipality in Tirurangadi taluk of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is a coastal town located close to the Arabian sea. Parappanangadi railway station is one of the oldest railway stations in Ker ...

and

Tirur Tirur is a Municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala spread over an area of . It is one of the business centers of Malappuram district and is situated west of Malappuram and south of Kozhikode, on the Shoranur–Manga ...

railway station. National Highway 66 (Old NH 17) is passing through the town.

Education

The major educational institution in the town is GMUPS kakkad. It is established in 1912 and it is managed by the Department of Education. The school is co-educational and it have an attached pre-primary section. The school is non-residential in nature and is not using school building as a shift-school. During the previous academic year; the school functioned for 220 days. It had 10 academic inspections and was 1 time visited by the CRC Coordinator during the previous academic year. It was 1 time visited by the BRC Coordinator. Â Malayalam and English are the medium of instructions in this school. This school is approachable by all weather road. In this school academic session starts in June. The school is approachable by all weather road. School Management Committee (SMC) has been constituted in this school. The school has implemented continuous & comprehensive evaluation (CCE).The school is maintaining children's record as per RTE.The school has got computer in the school and all are functional. The school has computer aided learning lab. Teachers of school are well qualified as they have graduate & above degrees. The teachers are professionally qualified. The school was visited by the CRC Coordinator during the previous academic year. There are female teachers in the school. The school has got girls' toilet. The school has a comfortable Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR).The school is providing Mid-day meal.

Religion

The major religions in the localities are Islam and

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

. Kakkad jumamasjid is the main devotional institute for Muslims and sree tripuraandhaka temple is the main devotional center for Hindus. kakkad MDS SUNNI madarassa and Mifthahul uloom Madrassa are the main islamic school in this area.

Post office

Kakkad hosts a sub post office under tirurangadi area. 676306 is the postal code of post office location Kakkad.

References

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