
Mullakkodi
[ ] is a village in
Mayyil
Mayyil is a Census Town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala State. Mayyil Panchayat established in 1962 by merging the villages of Kayaralam, Mayyil and Kandakkai.
Location
Mayyil is situated 20 km North East of Distric ...
Gram Panchayat
Gram Panchayat () is a basic village-governing institute in Indian villages. It is a democratic structure at the grass-roots level in India. It is a political institute, acting as cabinet of the village. The Gram Sabha work as the general bo ...
of
Kannur District situated on the East Bank of
Valapattanam river. Mullakkodi known for its backwaters, paddy fields and for its community festival called the Ayar Munamba Manna Maqam Urooz.
Educational institutions
*Mullakkodi AUP School
*Mullakkodi Mappila ALP School
*Arimbra English Medium School
*Izzathul Islam Madrasa
Cultural organisations
*Mullakkodi C R C Vayanashala & Grandalayam
*Navodaya Kalasamithi
*Islamic Cultural Society
*CRC Sports Club and Nehru Yuva Kendra
*Love Star Sports club, Mullakkodi
*Balasangham, Kudumba Sree Mullakkodi Unit
Festivals
* Festival at Arimbra Subramanya Swamy Temple in the month of March (22 March)
* Chonnamma Kaavu Festival in the month of Feb (First week of Feb)
* Aayar Munamba Manna Maqam Urooz
* Vettakkarumakan temple Festival in the month of April (last week of April)
* Vayanattu kulavan temple festival in month of March (first week of March)
Transportation
The national highway passes through
Valapattanam
Valapattanam is a census town in the Kannur district, located in the Indian state of Kerala. It is also the smallest panchayat in Kerala. Its area is 2.04 sqr Km. It is about 7 km north of Kannur. Valapattanam is known for its communal harm ...
town.
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 th ...
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 secon ...
can be accessed on the northern side and
Cochin
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Kerala, 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 ...
and
Thiruvananthapuram
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 ...
can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of
Iritty
Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one o ...
connects to
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 railway station is
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a Cities in India, 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 a ...
on the
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka– ...
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Palakkad
Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...
line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at
Mattanur
Mattanur, also spelled Mattannur, is a town, Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala, municipality, and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major tow ...
,
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka– ...
and
Calicut
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.
Since the inauguration of Nanicheri Kadavu Bridge by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, the time taken to reach Taliparamba hence Payyannur, Kasaragod reduced drastically for those who are coming from Mattannur, Iritty etc.
James Mathew MLA has spearheaded the speedy construction of the bridge.
References
Villages near Mayyil
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