Cherukavu is a census town in

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the List of districts of Kerala, 14 districts in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . The most populous district of Kerala, Malappuram is home to around 13% of the tot ...

in the state of

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Transportation

Some parts of Cherukavu panchayath lie on the National Highway 966 between

Ramanattukara Ramanattukara is a municipality census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The town was formerly called Kadungan Chira village. Ramanattukara is located 16 km away from Kozhikode, Kozhi ...

and

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 ...

. Most parts of

Pulikkal Pulikkal or Cherukavu is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises: *Kondotty panchayat (villages of Kondotty, and part of Ka ...

town comes under Cherukavu panchayath. Other important towns of Cherukavu panchayath are Peringave and Kannamvettikkavu. Buses ply from Ramanattukara town to K.V.Kavu regularly and they stop in Peringave on the way for five minutes. The road to Peringave starts from Kaithakkundu on the National Highway 966 and passes through Poochal village.

Pulikkal town

The biggest town in the Cherukavu Panchayat area is

. There is another panchayat called 'Pulikkal' in the neighborhood. Locals use these two place names ambiguously. The word 'Pulikkal' refers to the bus stop and town. The bureaucracy uses the word 'Cherukavu.'

Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality

The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises: *

panchayat (villages of Kondotty, and part of

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 Calicut International Airport, mainly serving trav ...

) *

Nediyiruppu Nediyiruppu was the capital of the Zamorin's kingdom in colonial Kerala. At the time, it was known as Nediyiruppu Swaroopam. It is a region of the Kondotty, Kondotty municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated from Malapp ...

panchayat (villages of Nediyiruppu, and part of Karipur) *

Pallikkal Pallikkal (Pallikkal Bazar) is a T-shaped town, village and gram panchayat in Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. Calicut International Airport at Karipur is near Pallikkal. Pallikkal Bazar is with in 5&nb ...

panchayat (villages of Pallikkal, and part of Karipur) *

panchayat *Cherukavu panchayat * Vazhayur panchayat Total Area: 122.99 km² Total Population (1991 Census): 152,839

Peringave Town

Peringave is a small town in

. It is 22 km away 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 ...

. The nearest city is

and is less than an hour away from

Calicut International Airport Kozhikode International Airport , also known as Calicut International Airport (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It also serves ot ...

. Ramapuram Lakshmi Narayana kshethram is one of the main temples in peringave. There are two masjid in peringave ( Salafi Masjid, Peringave and Juma masjid, Peringave ) . Bus and taxi is the way to reach peringave. Bus facilities are available from calicut and ramanattukara. Kottu padam, vazhayur Pengad etc. are the neighbouring villages.

Kannamvettikkavu

''Kannam-Vetti-Kavu is a small town in Cherukavu Panchayath. It is 4.7 km from ''Peringave'' town. The town is famous for the ancient Puliyakkad Mahadeva Temple and the new Cherappadam Temple. The old Juma Masjidh at Cholakkode is set in a scenic paddy field surroundings with a Tribal Colony around it.

Important Landmarks

*AMLP SCHOOL,PUTHOOPADAM * PUTHOOPADAM JUMUA MASJID * MADRASATHUL RAHMANIYYA * VALANIMOOLA ANGANAVADI * ALPS Cherukavu, Siyamkandam * Vennayur AUPB School, Ayikkarappadi * RHSS Ramanattukara * Ayikkarappadi Badar Juma masjid * Ayikkarappadi Salafi Masjid * Puthalam Juma Masjid * Salafi Madrassa, Kuvayilmoola * Manshaul Uloom Madrassah, Poochal * Lakshmi Narayana Temple, Peringavu * Salafi Masjidh, Perngavu Junction * Mahadeva Temple, Puliyakkad * Abdullakutty Library * K.V.Kavu School * Busthanool Uloom Madrassah * Mahavishnu Temple, Poochal * Pengad juma masjid

Demographics

India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Cherukavu had a population of 25767 with 12851 males and 12916 females.

Transportation

Cherukavu village connects to other parts of India through

Feroke Feroke () is a Municipality and a part of Kozhikode metropolitan area under Kozhikode Development Authority (K.D.A) in the Kozhikode district of the Indian state of Kerala. Feroke municipality shares its borders with Kozhikode corporation, Ra ...

town on the west and

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. National highway No.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 bound by the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the ...

and

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

. 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

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and ...

. State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to

Ooty Ooty (; officially Udagamandalam (), Anglicisation, anglicized: Ootacamund , abbreviated as Udagai, ) is a town and municipality in the Nilgiris district of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu. It is located north ...

Mysore Mysore ( ), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division. As the traditional seat of the Wadiyar dynasty, the city functioned as the capital of the ...

and

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

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

Kozhikode 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 ...

. The nearest major railway station is at

References

{{Malappuram district Cities and towns in Malappuram district Kondotty area

Transportation

Pulikkal town

Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality

Peringave Town

Kannamvettikkavu

Important Landmarks

Demographics

Transportation

See also

References