Kanichar is a small town 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 ...
in the
India
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n state of
Kerala
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.
Hospitals
There are several hospitals in this place.
*Unity Hospital, Kelakam
*Peravoor Taluk Hospital
*Reshmi Hospital, Peravoor
*Primary Health Centre, Kolakkad
Blood Bank
* Thalassery Blood Donors Wing
* Kannur Sara Memorial Blood Bank
* Thalassery Co-operative Hospital
* Pariyaram Medical College
* General Hospital Thalassery
Demographics
As of
2011 Census, Kanichar had a population of 15,789 which constitutes 7,778 males and 8,011 females. Kanichar village spreads over an area of with 3,838 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Kanichar was 1,030 lower than state average of 1,084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,508 (9.55%) where 764 are males and 744 are females. Kanichar had an overall literacy of 93.1% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 95% and female literacy was 91.2%.
Tourism
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, a tourist spot, is about 7 km away from Kanichar town.
Wards
There are 13 wards in Kanichar Panchayat.
*Odanthode
*Anungode
*Kanichar
*Velloonni
*Nellikkunnu
*Chengom
*
Elapeedika
*Poolakkutty
*Nedumpuramchal
*Odappuzha
*Kolakkad
*Mavadi
*Chanappara.
Transportation

The National Highway 66 passes through
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...
town.
Mangalore
Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...
and
Mumbai
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can be accessed on the northern side and
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
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, 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 ...
can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of
Iritty
Iritty is a municipality and taluk in Kannur district of Kerala state, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is at a distance of from Kannur International Airport and one among ...
connects to
Mysore
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and
Bangalore
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. The nearest railway station is
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...
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. The nearest airport is
Kannur International Airport which is 35 Kilometers Away from Kanichar.
References
Villages near Iritty
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