Kanichar
Kanichar | |
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Village | |
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  Kanichar Location in Kerala, India  Kanichar Kanichar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°54′0″N 75°47′0″E / 11.90000°N 75.78333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kanichar Grama Panchayath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.96 km2 (20.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,789 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670674 |
| Telephone code | 0490 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL 78 (Irrity) , KL 13 (Kannur) and KL 58 (Thalassery) |
| Nearest city | Thalassery |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Climate | Mild Climate (Köppen) |
| Website | http://lsgkerala.in/kanicharpanchayat |
Kanichar is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Kanichar is a Grama Panchayath, (a local self-government). The current political party in charge of the Panchayath is the UDF, and its president is Smt.Celin Mani Chemparathickal. There are thirteen wards in Grama Panchayath, there are many attractive tourist places like Ealappeedika and Kadanmala .[citation needed]
Hospitals
There are several hospitals in this place.
- Unity Hospital, Kelakam
- Peravoor Taluk Hospital
- Reshmi Hospital , Peravoor
- Primary Health Centre , Kolakkad
Blood Bank
- Thalassery Blood Donors Wing
- Kannur Sara Memorial Blood Bank
- Thalassery Co-operative Hospital
- Pariyaram Medical College
- General Hospital Thalassery
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census, Kanichar had a population of 16200 with 8038 males and 8162 females.
Tourism
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary,a tourist spot, is about 7 km away from Kanichar town.
Wards
- Odanthode[1]
- Anungode
- Kanichar
- Velloonni
- Nellikkunnu
- Chengom
- Elappeedika
- Poolakkutty
- Nedumpuramchal
- Odappuzha
- Kolakkad
- Mavadi
- Chanappara.[1][2]
Transportation
The National Highway 66 passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport which is 35 Kilometers Away from Kanichar.
References
- ^ a b http://lsgkerala.in/kanicharpanchayat/about/
- ^ "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.
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