Cherukavu is a census town in

Malappuram district Malappuram (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, with a coastline of . It is the most populous district of Kerala, which is home to around 13% of the total population of the state. The district was formed on 16 June 196 ...

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 state of Kerala. This town was formerly called Kadungan Chira village. Ramanattukara is located 14 km away from Kozhikode city. Developing as a suburb of K ...

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 K ...

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 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 K ...
Town

The biggest town in Cherukavu Panchayath area is Pulikkal. There is another Panchayath called 'Pulikkal' in the neighborhood. These two place names are used ambiguously by the locals. The word 'Pulikkal' refers to the bus stop and town. The word 'Cherukavu' is used by the bureaucracy.

Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality

The proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality comprises: *

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

Nediyiruppu Nediyiruppu is a region of the Kondotty municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is situated from Malappuram, the district headquarters. Important places in Nediyiruppu village are Musliyarangadi, Colony Road Junction (previously ...

panchayat (villages of Nediyiruppu, and part of Karipur) * Pallikkal 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 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 la ...

. The nearest city is

and is less than an hour away from

Calicut International Airport Calicut International Airport , also known as Kozhikode Airport or Karipur Airport, is an international airport located in Karipur, Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It serves the Malabar region of Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad and Pa ...

. 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

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surroundings with a Tribal Colony around it.

Villages and Sububrbs

* E.K.Valavu, Gulf Road and Ramapuram * Kodappuram, Karimbanakkuzhi and Puliyyakkad * Poochaal, Kuriyedam Ottupara

Important Landmarks

* Vennayur AUPB School, Ayikkarappadi * RHSS Ramanattukara * Ayikkarappadi Badar Juma masjid * Ayikkarappadi Salafi Masjid * Manshaul Uloom Madrassah, Poochal * Lakshmi Narayana Temle, 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

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, 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 the border 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 Nilgiris range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. This place is also known as 'Teak ...

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 located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to th ...

and

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. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part ...

and

Trivandrum Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

. State Highway No.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

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 ...

. The nearest major railway station is at

References

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

Transportation

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 K ... Town

Proposed Karipur-Kondotty Municipality

Peringave Town

Kannamvettikkavu

Villages and Sububrbs

Important Landmarks

Demographics

Transportation

See also

References

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 K ...
Town