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Mukkam Mukkom | |
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Municipal town Municipality | |
  Mukkam Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates:11°19′28″N75°59′34″E / 11.32444°N 75.99278°E /11.32444; 75.99278 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Native language | Malayalam |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Body | Mukkam Municipality |
| • MLA | Linto Joseph (Thiruvambady Assembly) |
| • Member of Parliament | Priyanka Gandhi (Wayanad Assembly) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.28 km2 (12.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 40,670 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,367/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673602 |
| Telephone code | 91-495 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-57 |
| Nearest city | Kozhikode (27 kilometres (17 mi)) |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Wayanad |
| Taluk | Kozhikode |
| Website | mukkammunicipality |
Mukkam is a major municipal town in theKozhikode district, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located about 27 km east ofKozhikode city on the banks ofIruvanjippuzha River, one of the major tributaries of theChaliyar River. Mukkam is under Kozhikode Taluk, Thiruvambady Assembly Constituency and Wayanad Parliament Constituency.
Mukkam municipality has a population of 40,670 (2011 census) with a growth rate of 9.41% during 2001-2011. The population density of population was 1300.17/km2. The male population was 19,654 and female population was 21,016.
It is a municipality with an area of 31.28 km2 within the Taluk of Kozhikode. It is about 26 km from the Calicut International Airport and 30 km from the Calicut Railway station. Mukkam municipality is at 11.3184o N and 75.9586oE.
| Year | Population | Growth % |
| 1991 | 30338 | |
| 2001 | 37172 | 22.52 |
| 2011 | 40670 | 9.41 |
| S.No.[1] | Party name | Party symbol | Number of councillors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | LDF | _Logo.svg){kind=logo} | 12 |
| 02 | UDF |  | 11 |
| 03 | Independents |  | 06 |
| 04 | WPI | 03 | |
| 05 | BJP |  | 01 |
S. K. Pottekkatt depicts Mukkam in his 1941 novelNaadan Premam and there is a memorial with his name in the town.
Ennu Ninte Moideen is a 2015 romantic thriller film written and directed byR. S. Vimal, based on events which happened in the 1960s in Mukkam.[2]
State Highway 34 (SH 34) passes through Mukkam.
The nearest airport isCalicut International Airport,[3] 26 km southwest of Mukkam, the 12th busiest airport in India in passenger traffic.[4]
