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Moodadi is a village in Koyilandy
taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
of
Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The Kozhikode Municipal Corporation has a corporation l ...
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 ...
, India.


Railway Station

The nearest railway station is Vellarakkad on the Shoranur - Mangalore line. Villagers mainly use buses for public transport.


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 ...
, Moodadi had a population of 29,607, with 14,248 males and 15,359 females.


Schools

Around ten
primary schools A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...
are there in Moodadi village, providing training in both
Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
and English medium. Veemangalam UP School in Moodadi is well-known for its Youth Green Community activities.


Transportation

Moodadi village connects to other parts of India through
Koyilandy Koyilandy (;A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon)is a major town Nagar Palika, municipality and a Tehsil, taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Koz ...
town. The nearest airports are at
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 ...
and
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 railway station is at Koyiandy. The national highway no.66 passes through
Koyilandy Koyilandy (;A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon)is a major town Nagar Palika, municipality and a Tehsil, taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Koz ...
and the northern stretch connects to
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 ...
,
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 ...
. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through
Kuttiady Kuttiady is a Major town situated in Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. It is located from Vadakara, from Kozhikode. Kuttiady is situated in the slopes of the Western Ghats. The four-sided junction of Kuttiady helps travelers to reach dif ...
connects to
Mananthavady Mananthavady is the Grade 3 municipality in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. The municipal boundaries are defined by Tirunelli Panchayat to the north, Kabani River to the east and south, and Thavinhal Panchayat to the west. Mananthavady i ...
,
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 ...
.


See also

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Chengottukavu Chengottukavu is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Railway Station The nearest railway station is Chemanchery. Demographics India census, Chengottukavu had a population of 25293 with 11856 males and 13437 femal ...
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Naduvannur Naduvannur is a Grama Panchayat and a census town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. It lies at the center of the district. Naduvannur is part of Kozhikode Urban Agglomeration. The name Naduvannur denotes that it was the center ...
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Arikkulam Arikkulam is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. It's a grampanchayat situated in kozhikode district. Veliyannur challi is situated in Arikkulam. Oravinkal temple is a famous temple situated in Arikkulam. Geography ...
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Thikkodi Thikkodi is a small village near Koyilandy in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, south India. Thikkodi is famous for a coconut nursery, which is 100 years old. The nearest city is Kozhikode, which is 35 km from this village. One can see re ...
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Chemancheri Chemanchery is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Chemancheri had a population of 32,532, with 15,281 males and 17,251 females. Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair ...
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Kappad Kappad, or Kappakadavu locally, is a beach and village near Koyilandy, in the Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. A stone monument installed by government commemorates the "landing" by Vasco da Gama with the inscription, Vasco da Gama landed he ...
* Atholi *
Ulliyeri Ulliyeri is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Ulliyeri lies between Koyilandy and Balussery as well as between Kuttiyadi and Kozhikode. Demographics India census, Ulliyeri had a population of 30,742, with 14,92 ...
* Cheekilode *
Nochad Nochad is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Nochad had a population of 25,272, with 12,437 males and 12,835 females. Location It is well connected with Koyilandy, Meppayyur, Ulliyeri ...
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Koyilandy Koyilandy (;A Survey of Kerala History, A. Shreedhara Menon)is a major town Nagar Palika, municipality and a Tehsil, taluk in Kozhikode district, Kerala on the Malabar Coast. The historical town is located right in the middle of the coast of Koz ...
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Vellarakkad railway station Vellarakkad Railway Station (Code:VEK) is a major railway station serving the town of Moodadi in the Kozhikode District of Kerala, India. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railways. Trains halting at the station c ...


References

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