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{{Distinguish|Wadakkancherry|Vadakkancheri (disambiguation){{!}}Vadakkancherry}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Vadakkencherry
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Vadakkencherry01.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Vadakkencherry Town
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Kerala]]##Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|10|35|25.9|N|76|29|00.2|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 = [[Palakkad district|Palakkad]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]
| governing_body = Vadakkencherry Grama Panchayath
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 37.88
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 35,969
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dop.lsgkerala.gov.in/ml/article/1031 |title=പാലക്കാട്‌ ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങൾ}}</ref>
| 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 = 678683
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 4922
| registration_plate = KL-9, KL-49
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Palakkad]] ({{cvt|32|km}}
[[Thrissur]] ({{cvt|34|km|}}<br/>
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Parliament]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Alathur Lok Sabha constituency|Alathur]]
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[State legislative assemblies of India|State Legislative Assembly]] constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = [[Tarur Assembly constituency|Tarur]]
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Vadakkencherry''' ({{IPA|ml|ʋɐɖɐkːɐɲdʒeːɾi|IPA}}) is a town and [[gram panchayat]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.panchayatportals.gov.in/web/221613_vadakkancheri-village-panchayat# |title=VADAKKANCHERI-VILLAGE PANCHAYAT |website=Panchayat Portals |access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> in the [[Palakkad district]], state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pin Code: VADAKKANCHERRY MBR, PALAKKAD, KERALA, India, Pincode.net.in |url=https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/PALAKKAD/V/VADAKKANCHERRY_MBR |access-date=2022-08-26 |website=pincode.net.in}}</ref> It is located about 32 km from [[Palakkad]] along [[National Highway 544]]. Vadakkencherry-Mannuthy section of NH-544 is the [[Roads in Kerala|first]] six lane National Highway in the state.

== Education ==
* [[College of Applied Science, Vadakkencherry]]
* St. Mary’s Polytechnic College, Vadakkenchery<ref>{{Cite web |title=ST.MARY'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE |url=http://www.stmaryspolytechnic.in/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=www.stmaryspolytechnic.in}}</ref>
* Cherupushpam GHSS Vadakkencherry<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-08 |title=About Us |url=https://cherupushpamghss.school.blog/about-us/ |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=Cherupushpam GHSS Vadakkencherry |language=en}}</ref>
* Government Community College, Vadakkenchery<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government Community College, Vadakkanchery |url=https://www.facebook.com/GCCVdcy |access-date=2022-08-27 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref>
* The Shobha Academy<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/csr-project-sobha-groups-pnc-menon-developing-keralas-palakkad-region-educating-children/articleshow/24765307.cms|title = CSR project: Sobha Group's PNC Menon developing Kerala's Palakkad region & educating children|newspaper = The Economic Times|last1 = Sanandakumar|first1 = S.}}</ref>
* Motherteresa School Vadakkencherry
* St Francis School, Elavampadam, Vadakkencherry

== Transportation ==
Vadakkencherry has good connectivity across all major cities. It is located along [[National Highway 544]]. Public transportation is mainly through private and [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] bus services. A [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] operating centre is being operated from Vadakkencherry.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-03-14 |title=KSRTC Depots |url=http://www.keralartc.com/html/depots.html |access-date=2022-09-08 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314023608/http://www.keralartc.com/html/depots.html |archive-date=14 March 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> There is also a private bus stand usually called as Indira Priyadarshini Bus Stand to operate private bus service.<ref>{{Citation |last=basheer |first=Shafeeq |title=English: Priyadarshini Bus stand, Vadakkencherry |date=2020-12-05 |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vadakkencherry_Bus_stand.jpg |access-date=2022-08-26}}</ref> Nearest major railway stations are [[Palakkad Junction railway station]] and [[Thrissur railway station]]. Nearest airport is [[Cochin International Airport]].

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Vadakkencherry}}

{{Palakkad district}}

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

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