Kodiyathur
Kodiyathur
കൊടിയത്തൂർ | |
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village | |
 Kodiyathoor | |
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| Coordinates: 11°17′0″N 75°59′0″E / 11.28333°N 75.98333°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 29,816 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673602 |
| Telephone code | +91 495 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-57 |
| Nearest city | Calicut |
| Lok Sabha constituency | waynad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Thiruvambadi |
Kodiyathur is a grama panchayath in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
Kodiyathur is surrounded by two rivers, Chaliyar and Iruvazhinji.[1] It is under Thiruvambady legislative constituency.The name Kodiyathur comes from "Kodi" Kuthiya "Uru".The Famous Freedom fighter Muhammed Abdurahiman is died near by kodiyathur.And Famous social worker late Bp.moideen is also from here.The west of kodiyathur panchayath is chathamangalam panjayath,east is karssery panchayath,And north is Mukkam municipality.
Kodiyathur panchayath has higher literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Kodiyathur village was 94.82% compared to 94.00% of Kerala. In Kodiyathur Male literacy stands at 96.28% while female literacy rate was 93.43%.
To reach Kodiyathur from Calicut:
Calicut-Chevayur-Medical college-Kuttikattur-Mavoor-Kodiyathur
Demographics
The Kodiyathur village has population of 29816 of which 14725 are males while 15091 are females as per Population Census 2011.
Educational institutions
1.PTMHSS Kodiyathur
2.Govt.Hss Cheruvadi
3. St. Thomas HSS Thottumukkam
4.Apex Public School
5.Wadi Rahma English school
6. Govt. UP School Thottumukkam
7. SKAUP School South Kodiyathur
8. GLP School Kazhuthuttippuraya
Transportation
Kodiyathur is well connected Road network and Bus route with near by towns likeKunnamangalam,Mukkam,Mavoor,Thiruvambady,Thamarassery,Omassery,Areekode,Edavannapara. village connects to other part of India through Calicut city on the west and kunnamangalam town on the North west. National highway No.66 passes through Kozhikode and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.212 going through Adivaram connects to Kalpetta, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airport is Kozhikode which is 27 km away. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.
Moral Policing
In 2011, a 26-year-old youth was killed by a mob in Kodiyathur for allegedly having an affair with a married woman.[2] All of the accused were sentenced to life imprisonment in October 2014.[3]
Major Towns
1.Kodiyathur
2.Cheruvadi
4.Nellikka Paramba
5.pannikode
6.Eranchimav
7.Thottumukkam
8.G.Road
9. South Kodiyathur
References
- ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Staff Reporter (15 November 2011). "Special team to probe death of youth". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ^ Philip, Shaju (8 October 2014). "Kerala: 9 convicted in moral police murder case". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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