Ulliyeri is a village in

Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), or Calicut district, is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its Southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 67.15% urbanised. ...

in the state of

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. Ulliyeri is a town between

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Balussery Balussery is a major developing town located about 25 km northeast of Kozhikode city and lies on the sides of State Highway 34. It is one of the largest 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala and one of the 12 block Panchayats in Kozhikode dist ...

and also between

Kuttiyadi Kuttiady is one of the Major towns situated in the north-eastern part of Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. It is located from Vadakara and from Kozhikode. Kuttiady is situated in the slopes of the Western Ghats. The four-sided junction o ...

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Kozhikode 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 ...

Geography

Ulliyeri is located at 11°26′0″N 75°47′0″E

Demographics

India

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, Ulliyeri had a population of 30,742 with 14,929 males and 15,813 females.

Politics

Ulliyeri is part of Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency). Ulliyeri is part of Balusseri assembly constituency. In the first decade of Indian independence Balusseri supported the Indian National Congress party, but support since then has shifted to the Left Democratic Front. Former Kerala state minister A C Shanmukhadas got a mammoth lead from this Grama Panchayat as part of Balussery assembly constituency, and he was elected continuously for the past 25 years as MLA. Ulliyeri gramapanchayat is a strong LDF supporting village. It is a red support area in its political bias. Left Democratic Front has been ruling this village for years. LDF ruling in 19 wards out of 20 gramapanchayat wards. But recently in 2015 local body elections UDF improved its position to 8 seats

Transport

State Highway 34 which connects

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and State Highway 38, connecting

Puthiyangadi Puthiyangadi is a suburb of Kozhikode city between Pavangad, Kozhikode and West Hill Kerala, India. Transportation The national highway passes through Puthiyangadi junction. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and T ...

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Perambra Perambra is a major town in Koyilandy taluk of Kozhikode district in North Malabar region of Kerala state, India. It is one of the 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala, and one of the 12 block Panchayats in Kozhikode district. Perambra lies al ...

- Chovva(Kannur) passes through Ulliyeri. The nearest railway station is Koyilandy, 9 km away. Nearest airport is Karippur, Malappuram District (Calicut CCJ) 50 km away.

Education

Palora higher secondary school is the major education institution in this village. Palora high school, Narath U P School, Mundoth Govt. L P School & Ulliyeri U P School are the other schools in this panchayath. A private medical college namely Malabar Medical college, Modakkallur plays a role in professional education along with its constituent dental college called the Sree Anjaneya institute of dental sciences. A college of nursing in the same campus provides health care and medical education. Another milestone in the development of Ulliyeri in the field of education is the launching of an Engineering College atop the Palora Hill named after M. Dasan the late Communist-Marxist leader who represented Kozhikode-1 in the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The College is in the co-operative sector and caters to the needs of the young men and women in and around Ulliyeri to pursue studies in the IT field. There have two Islamic institutions, Darunajath Arabic college, affiliated with Darul Huda Islamic university, and Al Rula Hifz Academy, for Quran study.

References

{{Kozhikode district Koyilandy area