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Kodanchery Kodanchry | |
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  Kodanchery Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kodanchery Kodanchery (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:11°28′19″N75°58′08″E / 11.4719°N 75.96899°E /11.4719; 75.96899 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Taluk | Thamarassery |
| Block Panchayat | Koduvally |
| Grama Panchayath | Kodanchery |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 18,461 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 673580 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-57 |
| Nearest city | ThamarasseryKozhikode |
| Website | www |
Kodanchery is a town inKozhikode district in the state ofKerala,India.[1] The town is aPanchayat headquarters.
Nearby towns areThamarassery,Thiruvambady,Nellipoyil, andThusharagiri Falls. Kodanchery falls underThiruvambadi Assembly Constituency.
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Kodanchery had a population of 18,461 with 9,233 males and 9,228 females.[1]
Thiruvambady, Pullurampara,Nellipoyil, and Engapuzha are nearby villages of kodanchery. St. Mary's Forane Church, which is a Marian Pilgrimage Center, and St. Joseph's HSS school[2] are located in the heart of the city. It is a plantation destination that abounds in rubber, areca nut, pepper, ginger and various spices. The famous tourist destination Thusharagiri waterfalls is just 10 km from Kodanchery town and 50 km from Kozhikode City.
Though the population is diverse, Kodanchery is a hub ofChristians, mainlySaint Thomas Christians. It is known as mini Kottayam, as most of the people are migrated from different parts of Kottayam.
Kodanchery is part ofThiruvambady legislative assembly constituency andWayanad parliamentary constituency. The currentMLA is Linto Joseph (Indian politician)]. The currentMP isPriyanka Gandhi.The Grama Panchayat President is Sri Alex Thomas. It is divided into 21 wards. It is in the limits of three Villages - Kodancherry, Koodathai and Nellipoil but in only one Police Station - Kodancherry. PIN Code of Kodancherry is 673580.
The first church in Kodenchery was started at Ambalamkunnu near Kannoth. As the population increased, it was moved to Ambattupadi for convenience, and later to the town where the Kodanchery LP School is situated.
Thusharagiri Falls are a tourist destination in the Malabar region, with five water falls right in the middle of the forest. Two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet here to form the Chalippuzha River. The river diverges into three waterfalls creating a snowy spray, which gives the name, 'Thusharagiri' ("snow capped mountains"). The highest waterfall is the Thenpara (honey hill) that falls from an altitude of 75 metres.[citation needed]Chembukkadavu Weir is a small diversion dam situated in Chalippuzha river
Kodenchery village connects to other parts of India throughCalicut city on the west andThamarassery town on the east.National highway 66 passes throughKozhikode and the northern stretch connects toMangalore,Goa andMumbai. The southern stretch connects toCochin andTrivandrum. The easternNational Highway 766 going through Adivaram connects toKalpetta,Mysore andBangalore. The nearest airports are atKannur andKozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.
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