Koodaranji
Koodaranhi | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 17,782 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673604 |
| Telephone code | 0495 |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
| Nearest city | Kozhikode |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Wayanad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Thiruvambady |
| Climate | good climate (Köppen) |
Koodaranji is a Town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] 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[update] India census, Koodaranji had a population of 17782 with 8977 males and 8805 females.[1]
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:
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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