Vadakkencherry () is a town and gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of

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. It is located about 35 km from

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 ...

along

National Highway 544 National Highway 544, commonly referred to as NH 544, is a National Highway in South India connecting Salem in Tamil Nadu to Kochi in Kerala. It is a spur of National Highway 44 and forms part of the North–South corridor of the National H ...

. Vadakkencherry-Mannuthy section of NH-544 is the

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six lane National Highway in the state.

Etymology

The compound of vaṭakkan "northen" and cēri "slum".

Education

College of Applied Science, Vadakkencherry The College of Applied Science or CASVDY, is located in Vadakkencherry, Palakkad district in the Indian state of Kerala. The college is affiliated to the University of Calicut, recognized under Section 2F of the University Grants Commission (I ...

* St. Mary’s Polytechnic College, Vadakkenchery * Cherupushpam GHSS Vadakkencherry * Government Community College, Vadakkenchery * The Shobha Academy * Motherteresa School Vadakkencherry * St Francis School, Elavampadam, Vadakkencherry

Transportation

Vadakkencherry has good connectivity across all major cities. It is located along

. Public transportation is mainly through private and KSRTC bus services. A KSRTC operating centre is being operated from Vadakkencherry. There is also a private bus stand usually called as Indira Priyadarshini Bus Stand to operate private bus service. Nearest major railway stations are

Palakkad Junction railway station Palakkad Junction (formerly Olavakkode Junction)(station code: PGT) is an NSG–2 category Indian railway station in Palakkad railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is one of the largest railway stations in Kerala state, India situated ...

and

Thrissur railway station Thrissur railway station (station code: TCR) is an NSG–2 category List of railway stations in India, Indian railway station in Thiruvananthapuram railway division of Southern Railway zone. It is a railway station in Kerala, India. Thrissur al ...

. Nearest airport is

Cochin International Airport Cochin International Airport , popularly known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is an international airport serving the city of Kochi, Kerala, in southwestern India. It is located at Nedumbassery, about northeast of th ...

References

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{{Palakkad district Cities and towns in Palakkad district