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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chirakkal
| official_name = Chirakkal
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Suburb
| image_skyline =
| pushpin_map = India Kerala
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.89|N|75.37|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]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]
| governing_body = Chirakkal Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 13.56
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 45,601
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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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 = 670011
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL-13]]
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Kerala Legislative Assembly|Niyama Sabha]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Azhikode (State Assembly constituency)|Azhikode]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]]
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]]
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]
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}}

'''Chirakkal''' is a [[census town]] in [[Kannur district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It is a suburb of [[Kannur|Kannur city]] of about 7 km away.

==History==
[[File:Ambal flower in Chirakkal chira.jpg|thumbnail|Chirakkal Chira]]
The Kovilakam ("Palace" in the Malayalam language) of [[Kolathiri]]s were in Chirakkal a place near to Kannur famous as the seat of the Kolathiris. Kolathiri were also known as Chirakkal Raja or King of Chirakkal. The southern branch of this family ruled over [[Venad]] and is today known as the [[Travancore Royal Family]].

Kolathiris are the successors of [[Mooshika dynasty|Mooshiks Kings]] who ruled northern Kerala in the first century AD. The detailed history of this dynasty and hidden history of this region is mentioned in the "Mooshika Vamsham" a Sanskrit poetic text, written by [[Athula|Athulan]] in the tenth century AD. Mooshika Vamsham is believed to be one of the earliest Sanskrit books written based on the history of northern Kerala.

Kolathiris were political and commercial rivals of the [[Samoothiris]] (Zamorins) of Kozhikode.

[[Bekal Fort]] now in [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]] and [[Chandragiri]] Fort were originally under the Chirakkal Rajas until the time of [[Shivappa Nayaka|Shivappa Naik's]] invasion of Kolathunadu
Nowadays the recognition of the Chirakkal Raja is widely regarded by the folk artists, especially the [[Theyyam]] artists. The most gifted among them receive 'pattum valayum' (a type of silk cloth and golden bangle) from the Chirakkal Raja as recognition.

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Chirakkal census town with an area of {{cvt|13.48|km2}} had a population of 45,601, where male population is 21,123 and female population is 24,478. Population of Children under the age of 0-6 is 4902, male child population under the age of six is 2412 and female child population under the age of six is 2490.

Total literacy rate of Chirakkal is 96.05%, male literacy rate is 97.57% and female literacy rate is 94.77%. In Chirakkal, Female Sex Ratio is 1159 per 1000 Males. Child sex ratio is 1032 per 1000 male child under the age of six. Total number of house holds in Chirakkal is 9599.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=186,187 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Famous residents==
Former [[List of Chief Ministers of Kerala#Kerala|Chief Minister]] of [[Kerala]] Shri [[K. Karunakaran]] was born in Chirakkal in 1918.

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
File:The Palace Pond, Chirakkal, Kannur, Kerala. (4488403697).jpg|Chirakkal Chira
File:Chirakkal chira.jpg|Chirakkal Chira
File:Kotiyettam of the festival of Chirakkal Kadalayi sreekrishna temple.jpg|Kodiyettam at Kadalayi
File:Banyan tree at Kanhirathara, Chirakkal.jpg|Kanhirathara
File:Bird at Chirakkal Chira-1.jpg|A [[grey heron]] amongst the water lilies at Chirakkal chira
File:Bird at Chirakkal Chira-2.jpg|A [[cattle egret]] at the Chirakkal chira
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Chirakkal Raja]]
* [[Urumi (film)|Urumi]]
* [[Kolathiri]]

==References==
{{commons category|Chirakkal, Kannur}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Kannur |state=expanded}}
{{Kannur district}}

[[Category:Suburbs of Kannur]]

{{Kannur-geo-stub}}

Chirakkal, Kannur - Revision history

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