Azhikode is a coastal town situated in

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...

district of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. Azhikode town is divided into Azhikode North and Azhikode South. The northern end of the Azhikode North is called Azhikkal. The place is the birthplace of Sukumar Azhikode, an influential thinker and literary critic. It is about from

city.

Demographics

As of

2011 India Census The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Informatio ...

, Azhikode north census town had population of 22,128 which constitutes 10,157 males and 11,971 females. Azhikode north has an area of with 4,503 families residing in it. Azhikode south census town had population of 25,195 where 11,369 are males and 13,826 are females. Azhikode south has an area of with 5,512 households. Azhikode panchayat consists of Azhikode north and Azhikode south census towns. Azhikode Panchayat had total population of 47,323 which constitutes 21,526 males and 25,797 females. The male female sex ratio was 1198 higher than state average of 1084. Population in the age group 0-6 was 4,948 (10.45%). Azhikode panchayat had overall literacy of 97% higher than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 98.4% and Female literacy was 96%.

Beaches in Azhikode

Azhikode is famous for its beaches like * Meenkunnu beach (''Fish hill'') * Chalil Beach and Gardens (''Chal beach'') * Azhikkal Estuary * Neerkadavu Beach

As a suburb of Kannur city

city is connected to Azhikode and Azhikkal from

Payyambalam Kannur Beach is a group of five beaches on the western side of Kannur city in Kerala, India. They are # Payyambalam Beach # Meenkunnu Beach # Adikadalayi Beach # Baby Beach # Thayyil Beach Overview A sculpture ''Amma ( Thai)'' by Kanayi ...

beach through Palliyamoola beach,

Chal Chal, or shubat ( kk, шұбат, ), is a Turkic (especially Turkmen, Uzbek and Kazakh) beverage of fermented camel milk, sparkling white with a sour flavor, popular in Central Asia — particularly in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. ...

beach, Azhikode South, Meenkunnu Beach, Azhikode North and finally Azhikkal. Villages like Alavil, Manal, Chalad, Chirakkal, Puthiyatheru and

Valapattanam Valapattanam is a census town in the Kannur district, located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is also the smallest panchayat in Kerala. Its area is 2.04 sqr Km. It is about 7 km north of Kannur. Valapattanam is known for its communal harm ...

are connected to Azhikode. There is a widespread demand to merge Azhikode,

and Chirakkal panchayaths to

Corporation. The main areas of Azhikode North are Azhikkal, Chal beach and Kappakadavu and that of Azhikode South are Vankulathuvayal, Poothappara, Meenkunnu Beach, Neerkadavu Beach and Kappila peedika. Vankulathvayal is one of largest commercial centre in Azhikode. Pin code of Azhikode is 670009 It is also the birthplace of famous personalities like Sukumar Azhikode, Shihabbuddin Poythumkadavu and

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. Azhikode has large number of temples and mosques and is well connected with roads. Valapattanam railway station is the nearest railway station. It is well connected to the Kannur City via roads. Steady flow of buses in all directions provide a fluent system of transport.

Politics

Azhicode assembly constituency is part of

Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency) Kannur Lok Sabha constituency ( ml, കണ്ണൂര്‍ ലോക്സഭാ മണ്ഡലം) is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly Segments Kannur Lok Sabha constituency ...

Azhikkal

Azhikkal estuary is the northern end of Azhikode village, where Valapattanam River empties into

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea ( ar, اَلْبَحرْ ٱلْعَرَبِيُّ, Al-Bahr al-ˁArabī) is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel ...

. The place has bus stand, a small river

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as H ...

and a fishing harbour. It is the site for a proposed expanded cargo port.No vessel calls at Azhikkal port
/ref> The Indian Coast Guard Academy is under construction at Irinave, near to Azhikkal.

Image gallery

File:Chalad67.jpg, Chalode File:Alavil Temple (4326022783).jpg, Alavil Puthiyakavu Mariamma Temple File:Chalad.jpg, Azhikode File:Meenkunnu Beach (5437302359).jpg, Meenkunnu Beach File:Chaalil beach kannur.jpg, Chaalil Beach File:Gulikan performing.jpg, Gulikan on performance File:Theechamundi Theyyam - Starting fire - 9.JPG, Starting fire File:വിഷ്ണുമൂർത്തി ഇരിക്കുന്നു.JPG, Sitting Vishnumoorthy

References

External links

Azhikode
Suburbs of Kannur Populated coastal places in India Cities and towns in Kannur district {{Kannur-geo-stub