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 is near the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavano ...

River in Areekode Grama Panchayat in

Malappuram Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a municipality and town in Kerala and the headquarters of the Malappuram district in Kerala, India. It is the List of most populous urban agglomerations in Kerala, 4th largest urban agglomeration in Kerala and ...

district, India. It was part of the

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. Areekode has an area of 7.25 square miles and is one of the highly literate areas in the state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...

. Situated in the northern part of the 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 List of cities and towns in Kerala, municipality in the state. It is situated southeast of Calicut International Airport, Karipur ...

, 27 km from

, and 35 km from

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 ...

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. Another narrative is that 'Areekode' was derived from 'Arikoda', meaning 'where we get rice', referring to the local market(ചന്ത in Malayalam) which was active once in a week.

History

The

Kurumathur inscription Kurumathur inscription (871 AD), also romanized 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 t ...

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 Nilgiri Mountains, Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is ...

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

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and

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. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi ( , ), formerly known as Cochin ( ), is a major port city along the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of Kerala. The city is also commonly referred to as Ernaku ...

and

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. State Highway 28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

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, and

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through Highways 12, 29 and 181. The nearest airport is at Karipur CCJ. Karipur Airport (CCJ - Calicut airport) is 30 minutes away from Areekode. Upcoming palakkad to kozhikode greenfield highway planned through areekode region The nearest major railway station is at Calicut CLT and Nilambur Road NIL.

Suburbs of Areekode

;On

Mukkam Mukkam is a major municipal town in the Kozhikode district, in the state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Kozhikode city on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha River, one of the major tributaries of the Chaliyar River. It ...

Road * Pathanapuram, Kuttooli, Valillapuzha. ;On

Road *

Kavanoor Kavanoor is a Town near Areekode in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. Name The name of the town is spelled in English either Kavanoor or Kavanur or even Kavannur. Kavanur is the first high tech village office in Kerala.The ori ...

,Kilikkallungal, Elayoor ;On Othayi Road * Pathanapuram,Therattammal * Moorkkanad, Thachanna * Choolattippara,kurikkalampad * Kallarattikkal, Thachamparamba * Maithra, Kuthuparamba,PAVANNA ;On Edavanna 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 ...

Route * Muthuvalloor, Kadungalloor, Kizhisseri, Chemrakkattoor, Pookkattuchola, Kozhakottur, Puthalam ;On Vazhakkad Route * Ugrapuram, Poonkudi and Vavoor * Edasserikkadavu and Kizhuparamba * Vettupara, Edavannappara ;On

Thottumukkam Thottumukkam is a border village in the districts of Kozhikode and Malappuram Kerala, India, under the administration of Kodiyathur Gram Panchayat on the banks of Thottumukkampuzha, a major tributary of Chaliyar. It is bordered by Karassery ...

Road * East Vadakkumuri, Vadakkumuri, Pallithazhe ;On

Vettilappara Vettilappara is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Vettilappara had a population of 8590 with 4306 males and 4284 females. *Village = Vettilappara * Panchayath = U ...

ROUTE *East vadakkumuri,Vadakkumuri,Iriyattuparambu,Ottathannikkal,Odakkayam

References

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