Anjarakandy is a

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and grama panchayat in

Kannur district Kannur () is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India. The city of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name. The old name, Cannanore, is the anglicized form of th ...

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, India. Anjarakandy river is flowing through Anjarakandy town.

History

The village includes Anjarakandy Cinnamon Estate, established by the

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in 1767. The estate, reputed to be Asia's largest, and the associated processing plant are still operational. Visitors are permitted to view the process of preparing cinnamon spice and extraction of oil. The local king,

Pazhassi Raja Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja () (3 January 1753 – 30 November 1805), also known as Cotiote Rajah and Pychy Rajah, was the '' de facto'' head of the Kottayam Kingdom in the Malabar region of Kerala between 1774 and 1805. His struggles with the ...

and the

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waged war for control of the estate. Lord Brown of east India Company started a system of keeping a record of land transactions done by him to open Anjarakandy Cinnamon estate triggered opening up of a new Department of Land Registration in British Government in Asia region, This Land Registrar's office is located at Anjarakandy in a 252-year-old building built in 1767. Anjarakandy is home to the Kannur medical college which is a super-speciality hospital. and Anjarakandy Higher secondary school - One of the best government-aided high school in the state of Kerala.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Ancharakandy had a population of 23,030 which constitutes 10,646 (46.2%) males and 12,384 (53.8%) females. Ancharakandy

spreads over an area of 15.45 km² with 5,245 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1.163, higher than state average of 1.084. In Ancharakandy, 10.3% of the population is under 6 years age. Ancharakandy had an overall literacy of 97.3% higher than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 98.5% and female literacy was 96.3%.

Religion

As of 2011 census, Ancharakandy

had total population of 23,030 among which 82.75% are Hindus, 16.8% are Muslims and 0.45% others.

History

The village includes Ancharakandy Cinnamon Estate, established by the

in 1767. The estate, reputed to be

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's largest, and associated processing plant are still operational and visitors can view the process of preparing cinnamon spice and extraction of oil. Asia's first Land Registrar's office is located in a 252-year-old building built in 1767 by Lord Brown.രജിസ്ട്രേഷന്‍ വകുപ്പ്
keralaregistration.gov.in The Kannur medical college, established in 2006, is equipped with a 500-bed super-speciality hospital. and Kannur dental college and super speciality hospital, Malabar institute of technology were established in 2010.

Educational institutions

*Malabar Institute of Technology *The Kannur medical college is also a super-speciality hospital.
/ref> *Anjarakandy Higher Secondary School is located in Anjarakandy Village. *Mamba Central LP School is also situated in Mamba village. It has classes from Standard 1 to 5. Established in 1881 by Sri Kunhikkannan Ezhuthachan. This school received the "Best LP school in Kannur District" award. Kannur Dental College, College of Nursing -Kannur Medical College, Institute of Paramedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy -Kannur Medical College, Anjarakandy, being easily accessible from nearby places such as Thalassery, Iritty, Koothuparamba and Kannur, is a central location for providing professional education. The prominent professional education institution in Anjrakandy is the Anjarakandy Integrated Campus.

Transportation

The national highway passes through

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city.

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, Goa and

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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and

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can be accessed on the southern side. The major roads passing through Anjarakandi town are Thazhe Chovva-Mattannur road which connects

city and

Mattannur Mattanur, also spelled as Mattannur, is a municipality and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major towns of the district. Mattanur lies between Kannur, Tha ...

town and

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, and Thalassery-Irikkur road which connects to cities of

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and

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. The nearest railway station is

Thalassery Thalassery () (also called Tellicherry) is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population of just under ...

on Mangalore-

Palakkad Palakkad (), Renaming of cities in India, also known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery, is a city and a municipality in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of P ...

line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at

, from Anjarakkandy town,

and

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

References

{{Malabar Cities and towns in Kannur district Villages near Kannur airport