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	\| name = Kodanchery		\| name = Kodanchery
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	\| other_name = ~~Kodenchery~~		\| other_name = Kodanchry
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	''' Kodanchery ''' 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 \|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|access-date=2008-12-10 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx \|archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref>		''' Kodanchery''' 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 \|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India \|access-date=2008-12-10 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx \|archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref> The town is a [[Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996\|Panchayat]] headquarters.

	Nearby towns ~~include~~ [[Thamarassery]], [[Thiruvambady]], [[Nellipoyil]] , [[Thusharagiri Falls]]. ~~It is~~ under [[Thiruvambady\|Thiruvambadi]] Assembly Constituency~~. Kodanchery is a [[Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996\|Panchayat]] headquarters~~.		Nearby towns are [[Thamarassery]], [[Thiruvambady]], [[Nellipoyil]], and [[Thusharagiri Falls]]. Kodanchery falls under [[Thiruvambady\|Thiruvambadi]] Assembly Constituency.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	{{As of\|~~2001~~}} India [[census]], Kodanchery had a population of ~~18461~~ with ~~9233~~ males and ~~9228~~ females.<ref name="censusindia" />		{{As of\|2011}} India [[census]], Kodanchery had a population of 18,738 with 9211 males and 9,527 females.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Kodencheri Village Population - Kozhikode - Kozhikode, Kerala \|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/627410-kodencheri-kerala.html \|access-date=2025-12-16 \|website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref name="censusindia" />

	[[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<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stjosephshsskodenchery.org/\|title=St.Joseph's Higher Secondary School Pullurampara\|website=www.stjosephshsskodenchery.org\|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> is located in the heart of the city. It is a plantation destination that abounds in rubber, ~~arecanut~~, pepper, ginger and various spices. The famous tourist destination Thusharagiri waterfalls is just 10 km from Kodanchery town and 50 km from Kozhikode City.		[[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<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.stjosephshsskodenchery.org/\|title=St.Joseph's Higher Secondary School Pullurampara\|website=www.stjosephshsskodenchery.org\|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> 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.

	==Culture and people==		==Culture and people==
	Though the population is diverse, Kodanchery is a hub of [[Christians]] mainly [[Saint Thomas Christians]] It is known as mini Kottayam as most of the people are migrated from different parts of Kottayam.		Though the population is diverse, Kodanchery is a hub of [[Christians]], mainly [[Saint Thomas Christians]]. It is known as mini Kottayam, as most of the people are migrated from different parts of Kottayam.

	== Administration ==		== Administration ==
	Kodanchery is part of [[Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency)\|Thiruvambady legislative assembly]] constituency and [[Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Wayanad]] parliamentary constituency. The current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] is Linto Joseph (Indian politician)]. The current [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|MP]] is [[~~Rahul~~ 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.		Kodanchery is part of [[Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency)\|Thiruvambady legislative assembly]] constituency and [[Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Wayanad]] parliamentary constituency. The current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)\|MLA]] is Linto Joseph (Indian politician)]. The current [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|MP]] is [[Priyanka 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.

	== History ==		== History ==
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	== Tourism ==		== Tourism ==
	[[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.{{~~fact~~\|date=April 2019}}		[[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\|date=April 2019}}
	[[Chembukkadavu Weir]] is a small diversion dam situated in Chalippuzha river		[[Chembukkadavu Weir]] is a small diversion dam situated in Chalippuzha river

			The place is very well known for Extreme white water river Kayaking which an International level competition conducted every year during The Malabar River Festival, one of Asia’s biggest and most exciting white-water kayaking events, held each year (usually in July) in Kodenchery.

	== Education ==		== Education ==
	*~~[http://kodencherycollege.ac.in/~~ Govt.College Kodancherry]		* Govt.College Kodancherry
	*~~[http://stjosephshsskodenchery.org/~~ St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School]		*St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School
			*Markaz Knowledge City
	* St.Mary's English medium school Kodenchery.(CBSE)		* St.Mary's English medium school Kodenchery.(CBSE)
	* St. George's Higher Secondary School Velamcode		* St. George's Higher Secondary School Velamcode
			* St. Antony's High School Kannoth

	==Transportation==		==Transportation==
	Kodenchery village connects to other parts of India through [[Calicut]] city on the west and [[Thamarassery]] town on the east. [[National Highway 66 (India)\|National highway 66]] passes through [[Kozhikode]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Mangalore]], [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. The eastern [[National Highway 766 (India)\|National Highway 766]] going through Adivaram connects to [[Kalpetta]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest airports are at [[Kannur Airport\|Kannur]] and [[Kozhikode Airport\|Kozhikode]]. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.		Kodenchery village connects to other parts of India through [[Calicut]] city on the west and [[Thamarassery]] town on the east. [[National Highway 66 (India)\|National highway 66]] passes through [[Kozhikode]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Mangalore]], [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. The eastern [[National Highway 766 (India)\|National Highway 766]] going through Adivaram connects to [[Kalpetta]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest airports are at [[Kannur Airport\|Kannur]] and [[Kozhikode Airport\|Kozhikode]]. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.
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''' Kodanchery ''' 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 |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref>

Nearby towns include [[Thamarassery]], [[Thiruvambady]], [[Nellipoyil]] , [[Thusharagiri Falls]]. It is under [[Thiruvambady|Thiruvambadi]] Assembly Constituency. Kodanchery is a [[Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act 1996|Panchayat]] headquarters.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Kodanchery had a population of 18461 with 9233 males and 9228 females.<ref name="censusindia" />

[[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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stjosephshsskodenchery.org/|title=St.Joseph's Higher Secondary School Pullurampara|website=www.stjosephshsskodenchery.org|access-date=2019-12-14}}</ref> is located in the heart of the city. It is a plantation destination that abounds in rubber, arecanut, pepper, ginger and various spices. The famous tourist destination Thusharagiri waterfalls is just 10 km from Kodanchery town and 50 km from Kozhikode City.

==Culture and people==
Though the population is diverse, Kodanchery is a hub of [[Christians]] mainly [[Saint Thomas Christians]] It is known as mini Kottayam as most of the people are migrated from different parts of Kottayam.

== Administration ==
Kodanchery is part of [[Thiruvambady (State Assembly constituency)|Thiruvambady legislative assembly]] constituency and [[Wayanad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Wayanad]] parliamentary constituency. The current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] is Linto Joseph (Indian politician)]. The current [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] is [[Rahul 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.

== History ==
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.

== Tourism ==
[[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.{{fact|date=April 2019}}
[[Chembukkadavu Weir]] is a small diversion dam situated in Chalippuzha river

== Education ==
*[http://kodencherycollege.ac.in/ Govt.College Kodancherry]
*[http://stjosephshsskodenchery.org/ St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School]
* St.Mary's English medium school Kodenchery.(CBSE)
* St. George's Higher Secondary School Velamcode
==Transportation==
Kodenchery village connects to other parts of India through [[Calicut]] city on the west and [[Thamarassery]] town on the east. [[National Highway 66 (India)|National highway 66]] passes through [[Kozhikode]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Mangalore]], [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. The eastern [[National Highway 766 (India)|National Highway 766]] going through Adivaram connects to [[Kalpetta]], [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest airports are at [[Kannur Airport|Kannur]] and [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Kozhikode district}}
{{Malabar}}
[[Category:Thamarassery area]]

{{Kozhikode-geo-stub}}