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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Alakode
| official_name =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = File:Water creek near alakode.jpg
| image_alt =
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kannur, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.1910|N|75.4673|E|display=inline,title}}
| 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 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of talukas of Kerala|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Taliparamba taluk|Taliparamba]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
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| government_type =
| governing_body = Grama Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 70.77
| elevation_footnotes = <ref>https://elevationmap.net/alakode-kannur-in-1011589148</ref>
| elevation_m = 106
| population_total = 34878
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 670571
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04602
| registration_plate = KL 59
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Literacy]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = 95.38%
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Niyamasabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Irikkur (State Assembly constituency)|Irikkur]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]]
| website = https://www.lsgkerala.in/alakode
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]
| footnotes =
}}

''' Alakode''' is a small town in [[Kannur district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. It is located 46 km towards North of District headquarters [[Kannur]]. Alakode is located on [[Thaliparamba|Taliparamba]]-[[Manakadavu]]-[[Coorg]] Road.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/627190-alakode-kerala.html |title=Census of India : Alakode Population - Kannur, Kerala |work=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India}}</ref> Alakode was one of the major centers of [[Malabar Migration]].

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Alakode had a population of 33,173 which constitutes 16,289 males and 16,884 females. Alakode village spreads over an area of {{cvt|72.68|km2}} with 8,007 families residing it. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 3,318 which makes up 10.00 % of total population of village. The average sex ratio of Alakode was 1,023 lower than state average of 1,084.
The literacy rate of Alakode was 95.38 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. Male literacy stands at 96.87 % while female literacy rate was 93.96 %.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=154,155 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Administration==
Alakode [[Grama Panchayat]] is a part of Taliparamba [[Block Panchayat]]. Alakode panchayat has administration over Alakode, [[Thimiri]] and [[Vellad]] villages. Alakode is politically part of [[Irikkur (State Assembly constituency)]] in Kannur Loksabha constituency.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|accessdate = 2008-10-18
|work = Kerala
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archivedate = 2009-03-04
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Niyamasabha constituencies of Kannur |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html |website=ceo.kerala.gov.in}}</ref>

==Transportation==
Kerala hill highway ([[Hill Highway (Kerala)|SH 59]]) passes through Alakode town which connects it with other towns like [[Cherupuzha (Kannur)|Cherupuzha]], [[Karuvanchal]], [[Chemperi]], [[Payyavoor]], [[Iritty]] etc. Mysore and Bangalore can be accessed from east of [[Ulikkal]] or [[Iritty]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/hill-highway-in-kerala-dpr-ready-for-just-79-kms-english-news-1.1353756 |title=Hill Highway in Kerala; DPR ready for just 79 kms |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> Taliparamba-Coorg border road is another major road connecting Alakode with [[Taliparamba]] and [[Manakadavu]]. National Highway ([[NH 66]]) passes through Taliparamba town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on northern side and Kochi and Trivandrum are accessible from southern side.

The nearest railway stations are [[Kannapuram railway station|Kannapuram]] and [[Kannur railway station|Kannur]] on [[Shoranur-Mangalore Section]].

The nearest international airport is [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]] of about 46.5 km away. [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]] are other nearby options available.

==Economy==
Most of the people in Alakode are engaged in agriculture or business. The area is known for exporting hill products like rubber, dry copra, pepper, areca nut, etc. to the industries located in the northern parts of India. Many people migrated to Alakode during the 1940s and 1950s from the [[Travancore]] area and currently play a major role in the local economy.{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}

==Education==
• Mary Matha Arts and Science College, Alakode

• St. Mary's HSS, Alakode

• NSS HSS, Alakode

• Nirmala UP school

==Banking==
• State Bank of India

• Federal Bank

• Canara Bank

• Kerala Gramin Bank

• Alakode service cooperative bank

• Taliparamba PCARD Bank, Alakode

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Kannur district}}

[[Category:Villages near Taliparamba]]
[[Category:Villages in Kannur district]]

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