Narikkuni

Narikkuni () is a town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Narikkuni town is 627402. Narikkuni town is located in Kozhikode Tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. It is situated 20 km away from Kozhikode, which is both the district and the sub-district headquarters of Narikkuni village.

The total geographical area of the village is 1785 hectares. Narikkuni has a total population of 24,290 and about 5,785 houses. Kozhikode is nearest town to Narikkuni which is approximately 20 km away.

Location and connectivity

Narikkuni is located at a distance of about 20 km from Kozhikode, the district headquarters, and is well connected by road to the nearby towns. There are five main roads that span out from the Narikkuni city centre. Kozhikode is accessible by two routes, via the Narikkuni-Padanilam road (which spans 5.1 km and joins NH 766 at Padanilam) and the Kumaraswami Raja road. Narikkuni-Koduvally road is a 6.6 km stretch of road that connects Narikkuni to NH 766 at Koduvally. Poonoor is about 10 km away and can be reached by the Narikkuni-Poonoor road. The fifth road, the 8.3 km long Narikkuni-Nanminda road, leads to Nanminda and beyond. The town has a bus stand-cum-shopping complex and acts as the origin to the bus services to all the main surrounding places.

Administration

Narikkuni village is administrated by Sarpanch (Panchayat President, or in other words, Head of the Village) who is the elected representative of the village. The panchayat Elections in 2020, saw the United Democratic Front winning 10 out of the 15 seats to secure a majority. Left Democratic Front emerged victorious in the remaining five seats. The Panchayat is currently headed by C.K. Saleem of UDF.

Important landmarks

* Government Higher Secondary School, Narikkuni
* Kuttamboor Higher Secondary school
* Narikkuni AUP School
* Community Health Centre, Narikkuni
* Naikkuni Bus Stand
* State Bank of India, Narikkuni
* Kerala Gramin Bank, Narikkuni
* Narikkuni KDC Bank
*Nakhashi School of Music (Centre for both the South Indian and North Indian forms of Classical and semi classical music)
* Narikkuni Service Sahakarana Bank
* Narikkuni Fish Market and Slaughter House Complex
* Madavoor CM Makham
* Thavanoor Sri Vishnu Temple, Punnassery
* Sri Gurudeva Temple, Punnassery
* Kadambur Temple, Karakkunnath
* Thali Maha Temple, Nanmanda
* Ayyarvattom Maha Sudarshana Temple, Eravannur (The only sudarshana temple in Kerala)
* Parannur Mahadeva Temple, Parannur
* Parannur Juma Mashid
* Vadekkandi thazham Juma Masjid
*Baranipara masjid
*Parassery mukku masjid
*Puthiyakavu sree bhaghavathi temple, Palangad

Suburbs and villages

* Barani para
* Poyilil
* Punnassery
* Karakkunnath
* Parannur
* Koolippoyil
* Vadekkandithazham
* Ambalappoyil
* Nanminda

Eravannur

* Madavoor
* Palangad
* Vattapparapoyil

Notable persons

* Chandran Veyattummal/ Paris Chandran
*Surabhi Lakshmi

References

Thamarassery area

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