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Maruthonkara
Mullankunnu
Marudonkara
village
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
21,852
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0496
Vehicle registrationKL-18
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityCalicut
Lok Sabha constituencyKozhikode
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNadapuram
Websitewww.maruthonkara.com

Maruthonkara is a village and grama panchayat in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The nearest town situated near by here is Kuttiyadi. Peruvannamuzhi, Thottilpalam, Chempanoda and Passukkadavu are near by places from here.

Landmarks

St. Mary's Forane Church was established on Maruthonkara in 1939. Here there is a Higher Secondary School situated called as St. Mary's HSS Maruthonkara. The place is also pronounced as Marudonkara and Mullankunnu.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Maruthonkara had a population of 21852 with 10805 males and 11047 females.[1]

Transportation

Maruthonkara village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

References

  1. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-10. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)