Azhikode is a coastal town and suburb of kannur city in

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 ...

district 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. Azhikode town is divided into Azhikode North and Azhikode South. The northern end of the Azhikode North is called Azhikkal. The place is the birthplace of

Sukumar Azhikode Koloth Thattarath Sukumaran, popularly known as Sukumar Azhikode (26 May 1926 – 24 January 2012) was an Indian academic, orator, critic and writer of Malayalam literature Malayalam, the lingua franca of the Indian state of Kerala and the ...

, an influential thinker and literary critic. It is about from

city.

Demographics

As of 2011 India Census, Azhikode north census town had population of 22,128 which constitutes 10,157 males and 11,971 females. Azhikode north has an area of with 4,503 families residing in it. Azhikode south census town had population of 25,195 where 11,369 are males and 13,826 are females. Azhikode south has an area of with 5,512 households. Azhikode panchayat consists of Azhikode north and Azhikode south census towns. Azhikode Panchayat had total population of 47,323 which constitutes 21,526 males and 25,797 females. The male female sex ratio was 1198 higher than state average of 1084. Population in the age group 0-6 was 4,948 (10.45%). Azhikode panchayat had overall literacy of 97%, higher than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 98.4% and female literacy was 96%.

Beaches in Azhikode

Azhikode is famous for its beaches like * Meenkunnu beach (''Fish hill'') * Chalil Beach and Gardens (''Chal beach'') * Azhikkal Estuary * Neerkadavu Beach

As a suburb of Kannur city

city is connected to Azhikode and Azhikkal from

Payyambalam Kannur Beach is a group of five beaches on the western side of Kannur city in Kerala, India. They are: # Payyambalam Beach # Meenkunnu Beach # Adikadalayi Beach # Baby Beach # Thayyil Beach Overview A sculpture ''Amma (Thai)'' by Kanayi Ku ...

beach through Palliyamoola beach,

Chal Chal, also shubat or khoormog (, , , ), is a Turkic (especially Turkmen, Uzbek and Kazakh) and Mongolic beverage of fermented camel milk, sparkling white with a sour flavor, popular in Central Asia — particularly in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan ...

beach, Azhikode South, Meenkunnu Beach, Azhikode North and finally Azhikkal. Villages like Alavil, Manal,

Chalad Chalad is a town in Kannur Municipal Corporation in Kerala state, South India. Location It is located on the route that runs from Kannur city to Azhikode, and it is one of the shortest ways to Mangalore highway from Kannur. Tourism Kerala's P ...

, Chirakkal, Puthiyatheru and Valapattanam are connected to Azhikode. There is a widespread demand to merge Azhikode, Valapattanam and Chirakkal panchayaths to

Corporation. The main areas of Azhikode North are Azhikkal, Chal beach and Kappakadavu and that of Azhikode South are Vankulathuvayal, Poothappara, Meenkunnu Beach, Neerkadavu Beach and Kappila peedika. Vankulathvayal is one of largest commercial centre in Azhikode. Pin code of Azhikode is 670009 It is also the birthplace of famous personalities like

, Shihabbuddin Poythumkadavu and

Byju Raveendran Byju Raveendran (born 5 January 1980) is an Indian entrepreneur, investor and educator who, with his wife Divya Gokulnath, co-founded Byju's. Early life and education Byju was born on 5 January 1980 in the Azhikode and Azhikkal, Azhikode villa ...

. Azhikode has large number of temples and mosques and is well connected with roads. Valapattanam railway station is the nearest railway station. It is well connected to the Kannur City via roads. Steady flow of buses in all directions provide a fluent system of transport.

Politics

Azhicode assembly constituency is part of

Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency) Kannur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 20 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. Assembly segments Kannur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: Members of Parliamen ...

Azhikkal

Azhikkal estuary is the northern end of Azhikode village, where Valapattanam River empties into

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and ...

. The place has bus stand, a small river

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manch ...

and a fishing

harbour A harbor (American English), or harbour (Commonwealth English; see American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, spelling differences), is a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be Mooring, moored. The t ...

. It is the site for a proposed expanded cargo port.No vessel calls at Azhikkal port
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Indian Coast Guard Academy The Indian Coast Guard Academy will be a military training institute for Indian Coast Guard personnel, which is currently under construction in Mangalore, Karnataka . History Indian Coast Guard personnel were historically trained at the Indian ...

is under construction at Irinave, near to Azhikkal.

Image gallery

File:Chalad67.jpg, Chalode File:Alavil Temple (4326022783).jpg, Alavil Puthiyakavu Mariamma Temple File:Chalad.jpg, Azhikode File:Meenkunnu Beach (5437302359).jpg, Meenkunnu Beach File:Chaalil beach kannur.jpg, Chaalil Beach File:Gulikan performing.jpg, Gulikan on performance File:Theechamundi Theyyam - Starting fire - 9.JPG, Starting fire File:വിഷ്ണുമൂർത്തി ഇരിക്കുന്നു.JPG, Sitting Vishnumoorthy

References

External links

Azhikode
{{Malabar Suburbs of Kannur Populated coastal places in India Cities and towns in Kannur district