Chempanoda/Chempanod is a village towards the north east of Kozhikode district of Kerala in India. This place lies adjacent to the tourist spot Peruvannamuzhi . Chempanoda is a tourist spot. This village is surrounded by two rivers and there are mountains to the east (Western Ghats). People here are mainly into farming business and are planters of

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coconut trees The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family ( Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the ...

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trees etc. The road through the village leads to another village named

Poozhithode Poozhithode is a village located at the easternmost end of Calicut, Kerala, India. It is a hill country and is about 65 km from Calicut located in Chakittapara panchayath. Poozhithode has on its one side Kadunthara puzha and on the other s ...

which is a hilly area of reserved forests..

Tourist spots

*Peruvannamoozhi Dam and Surrounding areas (within 5 km from Chempanoda) Peruvannamoozhy, a scenic village located 60 km Kozhikode city, Kerala has been included in the list of eco-tourism destinations in Kerala with the Tourism Minister inaugurating the eco-tourism project here on 10 August 2008. An ecological hotspot in the Western Ghats, the eco tourism destination of Peruvannamoozhy is home to over 680 species of rare plants. The facilities available here include wild animal rehabilitation centre, bird sanctuary, crocodile farm, snake park, spice garden, trekking and boating. The reservoir here provides facilities for speedboat and rowboat cruises. There is a garden called Smaraka Thottam, which is built in the memory of the freedom fighters of the region. Uninhabited islands add to the charm of the place. In additional to the natural environment, the irrigation dam and the garden nearby are added attractions. As part of eco tourism initiatives, the following facilities have been created: * Animal rehabilitation centre * Bathing facility in river * Bird sanctuary * Snake park * Trekking programmes * Bamboo rafting * speedboat and rowboat cruises The Peruvannamuzhi Dam is located 60 km from the Kozhikode city. You could reach here by private bus or by taxi. There is no particular season to come Peruvannamuzhi Dam. But it would be better to come here in summer seasons (Mar-May) for boat riding. You should also reach here before 6pm since the Peruvannamuzhi Dam closes by 6pm. The Peruvannamuzhi Dam is also close on national holidays and Sundays. * Crocodile farm (within 5 km from Chempanoda) * Janakikadu (within 5 km from Chempanoda) Janakikadu is a thick forest which attracts thousands of tourists every year. There is a wide variety of birds in this forest. An ecological hotspot in the Western Ghats, the eco tourism destination of Janakikadu is home to over 680 species of rare plants. * Pottiyapara (within 5 km from Chempanoda) This region offers immense scope for picnicking and Trekking programmes. The there is a scenic view of the valley from the top of Pottiyapara.

Climate

Chempanoda has a generally humid tropical climate with a very hot season extending from March to May. The average annual rainfall is more than 3500 mm.this is one of the highest rain fall region in Calicut district.

Demographics

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constitute majority of the population, followed by

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and

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communities respectively. The majority of the inhabitants are successors of the

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of Central Kerala who migrated to Northern Kerala by the

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Nearest towns

Kuttiyadi Kuttiady is one of the Major towns situated in the north-eastern part of Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. It is located from Vadakara and from Kozhikode. Kuttiady is situated in the slopes of the Western Ghats. The four-sided junction o ...

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Vatakara Vatakara, also spelled Vadakara (formerly Badagara), , french: Bargaret, is a Municipality in the state of Kerala, India. Vatakara is located between Kannur and Kozhikode. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of and is bordered by Ma ...

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Nearest villages

Maruthonkara Maruthonkara is a village and grama panchayat in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. The nearest town situated near by here is Kuttiyadi. Peruvannamuzhi, Thottilpalam, Chempanoda, kunduthode, chengaroth and Passukkadavu are ne ...

* Mullankunnu

Transportation

Chempanoda village connects to other parts of India through

town on the west and

Kuttiady Kuttiady is one of the Major towns situated in the north-eastern part of Kozhikode district of Kerala, India. It is located from Vadakara and from Kozhikode. Kuttiady is situated in the slopes of the Western Ghats. The four-sided junction o ...

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 the ...

and

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

. The southern stretch connects to

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( 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 of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

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 ...

. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through

connects to

Mananthavady Mananthavady is a municipality and ''taluk'' in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. Etymology The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). T ...

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

and

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

. The nearest airports are at

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...

and

. The nearest railway station is at

. Proposed WAYANAD hairpin less road is passing through chempanoda.

References

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