Kodur, Malappuram

Panchayat in Malappuram district

Census town in Kerala, India
11°1′0″N 76°4′0″E / 11.01667°N 76.06667°E / 11.01667; 76.06667Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictMalappuramPopulation
 (2001)
 • Total33,790Languages
 • OfficialMalayalamTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
676504
Telephone code91-483Vehicle registrationKL-53Nearest cityMalappuramLok Sabha constituencyMalappuramVidhan Sabha constituencyMalappuramClimatecool (Köppen)

Kodur is a census town and a suburb of Malappuram, India.

The Panchayat ruling party is UDF headed by Rabiya Karuvatil. Kodur covers about 19 wards. The Kodur panchayat office is located in the ward called Thanikkal. It belongs to North Kerala Division. It is located 5 km towards South from District head quarters Malappuram. 11 km from Mankada. 346 km from State capital Thiruvananthapuram. Kodur is part of Malappuram Assembly constituency as well as Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]


Places

Hospitals

  • Health Center
  • Ayurvedic Hospital

Demographics

As of 2001[update] India census, Kodur had a population of 33790 with 16534 males and 17256 females.[1]

Railway

There is no railway station near to Kodur in less than 10 km. However Kozhikode Rail Way Station is major railway station 47 km near to Kodur. Angadipuram at 16 km on Shoranur-Nilambur line is the nearest railway station thou with limited services and Tirur at 22 km is the nearest railway station with major services and stops for most long route trains.

Government Offices

  • Panchayath Office Thanikkal
  • Public Health Center Thanikkal
  • Agriculture Office Thanikkal
  • Post Office Chemmankadavu
  • Village Office Chemmankadavu

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.