Koodaranji

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Koodaranji
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| other_name = Koodaranhi
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| latd = 11
| latm = 20
| lats = 0
| latNS = N
| longd = 76
| longm = 6
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| longEW = E
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 17782
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 673604
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0495
| registration_plate = KL-
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kozhikode
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Wayanad
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Thiruvambady
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|good climate]] <small>([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])</small>
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''' Koodaranji ''' is a [[Town]] in [[Kozhikode district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above|work=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2008-12-10}}</ref>
Nearby places are [[Thiruvambady]], [[Mukkam]], [[Areacode]] and [[Thottumukkam]]. It is under [[Thiruvambady]] Assembly. Koodaranji is a grama panchayat.
==Tourist Attraction==
Koodaranji has become a tourist because of the hill station [[Kakkadampoyil]] which is 14 km from Koodaranji. Koodaranji has a T-shaped town with a little statue of St.Sebastian in the middle.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Koodaranji had a population of 17782 with 8977 males and 8805 females.<ref name="censusindia" />

==Educational institutions==
*St. Sebastian's Lower Primary School
*St. Sebastian's Upper Primary School
*St. Sebastian's High School
* [[St. Sebastian's Higher Secondary School]]
* Stella Maris English School
* KCWS English School.
* Darul Uloom LP School Thazhe Koodaranhi

==Transportation==
Koodaranji is well connected by a road network with nearby places. A KSRTC Bus Operating Centre is situated in a nearby town [[Thiruvambady]]. There is also a private Bus Stand situated in town. The main Bus Services are to nearby places such as [[Kozhikode]], [[Mukkam]], [[Omassery]], [[Koduvally]], [[poovaranthode]], [[perumpoola]], [[koombara]],and [[kakkadampoil]]. Also, KSRTC buses operate many inter-district services from here.
*Nearest Airport - [[Calicut International Airport]] is 43 km away. ('''Karippur''' - Kondotty - Areakode - Thottumukkam - '''Koodaranji''')
*Nearest Railway Station - [[Kozhikode Railway Station]] is 35 km away.

===How to reach by Road===
* '''Thiruvananthapuram''' - Kochi - Thrissur - Pattambi - Perinthalmanna - Manjeri - Areekode - Thottumukkam - '''koodaranji'''
* '''Kozhikode''' - Kunnamangalam - REC (NIT) - Mukkam -'''koodaranji'''
* '''Kannur''' - Koyilandy - Thamarassery - Omassery - thiruvanbady - '''koodaranji'''.
* '''Wayanad''' - Adivaram - Kaithapoyil - Kodenchery - ''koodaranji''
* '''Nilambur''' - Akambadam - Kakkadampoyil - Koombara - '''koodaranji'''
The Kilometer chart from koodaranji is given below:
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
| [[Kozhikode]] - 35 km
| [[Thamarassery]] - 15 km
|-
| [[Manjeri]] - 36 km
| [[Mukkam]] - 9 km
|-
| [[Kunnamangalam]] - 20 km
| [[Koduvally]] - 16 km
|-
| [[Perinthalmanna]] - 60 km
| [[Areekode]] - 17 km
|-
| [[Palakkad]] - 122 km
| [[Omassery]] - 9 km
|-
| [[Thrissur]] - 133 km
| [[Anakkampoyil]] - 11 km
|-
| [[Ernakulam]] - 202 km
| [[Thiruvambady]] - 5 km
|-
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]] - 414 km
| [[Kodencheri]] - 10 km
|-
| [[Kannur]] - 113 km
| [[Thottumukkam]] - 11 km
|-
| [[Kalpetta]] - 53 km
| Koombara - 6 km
|-
| [[Nilambur]] - 35 km
| Punnackal - 3 km
|-
| [[Koyilandy]] - 43 km
| [[Thusharagiri Falls]] - 15 km
|-
|}

==References==

{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kozhikode district]]

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