Areekode is a town on the banks of the

Chaliyar Chaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it nears the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, P ...

River in Areekode Grama Panchayat 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 India. Areekode was part of the

Malabar district Malabar District, also known as Malayalam District, was an administrative district on the southwestern Malabar Coast of Bombay Presidency (1792-1800) and Madras Presidency (1800-1947) in British India, and independent India's Madras State (19 ...

in British India. It is a town on the banks of Chaliyar River with an area of 7.25 square miles, Areekode is one of the highly literate areas in the state of Kerala. Situated in the Northern part of Malappuram district, it is encircled by hills and hillocks capped in green. The Areekode region includes Urangatiri, Kizhuparamba, Kavanoor and Areekode panchayats It is 17 km from

Manjeri Manjeri () is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in state. It is situated southeast to Karipur International Airport and northeast to Malappuram, the district he ...

, 27 km from

, and 35 km from

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

town.

Etymology

It is believed that the name 'Areekode' was derived from 'Aruvikkode', which in Malayalam means 'riverside'. The town is easily accessible by public road transportation.

History

The

Kurumathur inscription Kurumathur inscription (871 AD), also romanised as Kurumattur, is a mid-9th century inscription from Kurumathur, near Areacode in Kerala, south India. The Sanskrit inscription in Pallava Grantha script is engraved on a loose granite slab from ...

found near Areekode dates back to 871 CE.Veluthat, Kesavan (1 June 2018). "History and historiography in constituting a region: The case of Kerala". ''Studies in People's History''. 5 (1): 13–31

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Transportation

Areekode connects to other parts of India through

town on the west,

Nilambur Nilambur is a major town, a municipality and a Taluk in the Malappuram district of the Indian state of Kerala. It is located close to the Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

town on the east, and

town on the south. It is only 35 km away from Calicut Town. National Highway 66 passes through

and the northern stretch connects to

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...

. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populatio ...

. State Highway 28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

Ooty Ooty (), officially known as Udhagamandalam (also known as Ootacamund (); abbreviated as Udhagai), is a city and a municipality in the Nilgiris district of the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north west of Coimbatore and so ...

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

, and

Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...

through Highways 12, 29 and 181. The nearest airport is at

Karipur Karipur (also spelt Karippur) is a locality in the Kondotty taluk of the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, 25 km (16 mi) from the city of Malappuram. It is best known as the site of Karipur International Airport, serving travellers ...

CCJ. Karipur Airport (CCJ - Calicut airport) is 30 minutes away from Areekode. The nearest major railway station is at Calicut CLT.

Important landmarks

* 250KV Power Grid * VKM HYPER MARKET * Chekkunnu Mala * Govt. HSS Areacode, Ugrapuram * WELLTOP (KINARADAPPAN) * Kadungalloor Bridge * Kolamkolli Waterfalls Thachamparamba * Kurumathur Sree Vishnu Temple * Malabar Special Police Camp * Methalangadi Juma Masjid * Nadukkavungl Sree Mahadeva Temple * Odakkayam Waterfalls * Pavanna Hanging Bridge * Puthalam Sunni Masjid * Police Station * Sree Bhadrakali Temple, South Puthalam * Sree Saligrama Temple, Puthalam * Synthetic Football stadium * Thachamparamba Mini Stadium * Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid * Therattammel ground * Maithra bridge *New ALFA Traders rubber dealer

Educational institutions

* Vivid PSC Academy * Vivid ARMY Academy * Co-operative College * Eminent Academy * Govt. HSS Areacode * Govt. ITI Areacode * Govt. LPS Thachanna * Madar Women's Academy * Majmau Da'wa College * Majmau English School * Mices Public School * PG Academy * SS HSS Moorkanad * Sullamussalam Arabic college * Sullamussalam Oriental HSS Areacode * Sullamussalam Private ITI * Sullamussalam Science college * Sullamussalam Training College

Hospitals

* Government Taluk Hospital * Aster Mother Areekode * Alnas Hospital * * Melepurakkal Hospital *

Banking Services

* SBI Areekode * SIB Areekode * CSB Areekode * KGB Areekode * Canara Bank * Federal Bank * * Areacode Co-operative Bank * * * * * Malappuram District Co-operative Bank * Manjeri Co-operative Urban Bank * * * HDFC BANK

Travel Agency

* Akbar Travels * Alhind Tours and Travels * Enwaytrip Holidays * Eranad Tourism * Fida Tours and Travels * Good Hope Enterprises * Lofty Holidays * Naila Travels Pvt Ltd * Pravasi Tours and Travels

Suburbs of Areekode

;On

Mukkam Mukkam is a major municipality town in Kozhikode, state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is one of the major regional suburb of the Kozhikode district. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Calicut city on the bank of river Iruvanjippuzha, one of th ...

Road * Pathanapuram, Kuttooli, Valillapuzha. ;On Othayi Road * Pathanapuram, Therattammal, Moorkkanad, Thachanna, Choolattippara * Kallarattikkal, Thachamparamba * Maithra , Kuthuparamba ;On

Edavanna Edavanna (എടവണ്ണ ) is a town situated in Kerala, near Manjeri Town South India. The town is situated on Calicut–Nilambur– Gudalur state highway and near the banks of the Chaliyar River. The Koyilandy A Survey of Kerala Histo ...

Route * South Puthalam, Vaakaloor, Vadasseri, Pottiyil, Pannippara, Palepetta ;On

Kondotty Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which was ...

Route * Muthuvalloor, Kadungalloor, Kizhisseri, Chemrakkattoor, Pookkattuchola, Kozhakottur, Puthalam ;On

Vazhakkad Vazhakkad is a village located on the banks of River Chaliyar Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram District, State of Kerala, India. East and some north part of Vazhakkad bordering with River Chaliyar, South Cheekode and Pulikkal Panchayats and West Vaz ...

Route * Ugrapuram, Poonkudi and Vavoor * Edasserikkadavu and Kizhuparamba * Vettupara,

Edavannappara Edavannappara is a town in the Indian state of Kerala. Edavannappara town is 26 km away from Kozhikode city and 33km away from Malappuram. The towns in Malappuram district like Kondotty, Areekode, Calicut Airport, 19 km) (Nilambur ...

;On Thottumukkam Road * East Vadakkumuri, Vadakkumuri, Kinaradappan, Vettilappara, Odakkayam

References

External links

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