Cheriyamundam | |
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Village | |
  Cheriyamundam Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Cheriyamundam Cheriyamundam (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:10°56′56″N75°56′53″E / 10.949°N 75.948°E /10.949; 75.948 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| PIN | 676106 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 55 |
Cheriyamundam is a village and Grama Panchayat inKerala,India.[1] It covers an area of 11.95 km2 and includes 25,760 (1991) inhabitants. It lies near the Tirur River.
Most of the land in this area was earlier underKozhikode Samuthiri and Thrikkandyur Devaswam. After the passing ofland reform act by Kerala government in 1956, land was distributed to tenants.
A number of old mosques and temples are there in thispanchayat. Iringavur Juma masjid, Vaniyannur Juma masjid, Choppante Mantakm temple, are some of the ancient religious centres. An ancient British bungalow is also located here.
Cheriyamundam village connects to other parts of India throughTirur town. National highway No.66 passes throughValanchery and the northern stretch connects toGoa andMumbai. The southern stretch connects toCochin andTrivandrum. Highway No.966 goes toPalakkad andCoimbatore. The nearest airport is atKozhikode. The nearest major railway station is atTirur.