Chorode is a village in
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
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,
India
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.
Demographics
India
census
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, Chorode had a population of 35,437, with 17,019 males and 18,418 females.
It is located nearly 3 km from
Vatakara town in
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 ...
district and approximately 18 km from
Thalassery
Thalassery () (also called Tellicherry) is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population of just under ...
town.
Transportation
National Highway 17 (NH-17) is passing through chorode and there is an overbridge built for this road at its intersection with the railway track. Before the exisistance of the overbridge that locality was known as 'chorode gate' as there was a staffed railway level crossing (i.e. railway gate).
Major Establishments/organizations
* Rani Public School
* Rani Food Products
*
Chennamangalam Temple
* Ganapathi Temple (Theru)
* Kuriyadi Kurumba Bhagavathy Temple
* Thalokal Mahavishnu temple
References
Vatakara area
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