Kodencheri

Kodanchery Kodenchry
village
Kodanchery Location in Kerala, India Kodanchery Kodanchery (India)
Coordinates:11.4719°N 75.96899°E/11.4719; 75.96899
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Taluk	Thamarassery
Block Panchayat	Koduvally
Grama Panchayath	Kodanchery
Population (2001)
• Total	18,461
Languages
• Official	Malayalam,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30(IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-57
Nearest city	ThamarasseryKozhikode
Website	www.kodancherry.com

Kodancheryis a town inKozhikode districtin the state ofKerala,India.

Nearby towns includeThamarassery,Thiruvambady,Nellipoyil,andThusharagiri Falls.It is underThiruvambadiAssembly Constituency. Kodanchery is aPanchayatheadquarters.

Demographics

As of 2001Indiacensus,Kodanchery had a population of 18,461 with 9,233 males and 9,228 females.

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 schoolare 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

Though the population is diverse, Kodanchery is a hub ofChristians,mainlySaint Thomas Christians.It is known as mini Kottayam, as most of the people are migrated from different parts of Kottayam.

Administration

Kodanchery is part ofThiruvambady legislative assemblyconstituency andWayanadparliamentary constituency. The currentMLAis Linto Joseph (Indian politician)]. The currentMPisRahul 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 Fallsare 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. Chembukkadavu Weiris a small diversion dam situated in Chalippuzha river

Markaz knowledge city is also one of the main attractions in this locality. Indian Grand Masjid ( arguably one of the biggest mosques in India ) is located in the city. This city is established focusing upon knowledge, tourism, leisure and health.

Education

• Govt.College Kodancherry
• St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School
• [1]Markaz Knowledge City
• St.Mary's English medium school Kodenchery.(CBSE)
• St. George's Higher Secondary School Velamcode
• St. Antony's High School Kannoth

Transportation

Kodenchery village connects to other parts of India throughCalicutcity on the west andThamarasserytown on the east.National highway 66passes throughKozhikodeand the northern stretch connects toMangalore,GoaandMumbai.The southern stretch connects toCochinandTrivandrum.The easternNational Highway 766going through Adivaram connects toKalpetta,MysoreandBangalore.The nearest airports are atKannurandKozhikode.The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.