Kakkadampoyil

Kakkadampoyil Koodaranji

Chaliyar Kozhippara
Kakkadampoyil Koodaranji Chaliyar Kozhippara
village
	"S-Valavu Village" on Nilambur Road
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Border of kozhikode and malappuram district
Elevation	2,100 m (6,900 ft)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	914952
Vehicle registration	KL 57

Kakkadampoyil (Malayalam: കക്കാടം പൊയില്‍), is a small village partly located in the Kozhikode and Malappuram Districts, Kerala, India.

Location

This rural settlement is about 19km from the Thiruvambady and 24km from the Nilambur . There are many indigenous tribal groups in this area. It is set high on the Western Ghats, with altitudes ranging from 700 to 2100 m. Kozhippara waterfalls is situated near by here. KSRTC Buses are running services from Thiruvambady & Nilambur towns.

Tourism

A large number of tourists come to Kakkadampoyil to enjoy the cool climate and to stay away from the bustle of the city. Facilities for tourists are not available. Accommodation is available only at Thiruvambady. There are many home-stays and resorts of expensive sort.

Climate

The year is divided into four seasons: Cold (Malayalam:ശൈത്യം (December to February)), Hot (Malayalam:മധ്യ വേനല്‍ (March to May)), South West Monsoon (Malayalam:കാല വര്ഷം, (June to Sept) and North East monsoon(Malayalam: തുലാ വര്ഷം (Oct to Nov)). During the hot weather, the temperature goes up to a maximum of 30C and in cold weather, the temperature drops to 15C. The average rainfall is 2600 millimeters per year.

Geography

Kakkadampoyil stands on the Western top of the Western Ghats with dense forest, and deep valleys. It is 24 km from Nilambur. The Cherupuzha (Malayalam: ചെറുപുഴ) is one of the important tributaries of Chaliyar River (:ചാലിയാര്‍).

Economy

Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy. Arecanut (Malayalam:അടക്ക), coffee (Malayalam:കാപ്പി), cocoa bean (Malayalam:കൊക്കോ), black pepper (Malayalam:കുരുമുളക് ), plantain (Malayalam:ഏത്തപ്പഴം ), vanilla (Malayalam:വാനില ) and coconuts (Malayalam:തേങ്ങ) are the main crops. Poultry farms are new trend. Death percentage of chickens are very low. So so many farms are started recently.

Neighboring towns and villages

Rivers

Access

Nilambur Railway station 26 km. Only slow trains to Shornur are available here.
Calicut Railway Station 44 km
Calicut International Airport (CCJ)), or Karipur Airport 50 km

KSRTC Bus service is available from Thiruvambady and NILAMBUR to KAKKADAMPOYIL. Timings from Nilambur 06:45,12:30,16:40.

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