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Chemancheri

Chemancheri
ചേമഞ്ചേരി
village
Chemancheri is located in Kerala
Chemancheri
Chemancheri
Chemancheri is located in India
Chemancheri
Chemancheri
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°24′42″N 75°44′06″E / 11.411590°N 75.734990°E / 11.411590; 75.734990Coordinates: 11°24′42″N 75°44′06″E / 11.411590°N 75.734990°E / 11.411590; 75.734990
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Population (2001)
 • Total 32,532
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration KL-

Chemancheri is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.

As of 2001 India census, Chemancheri had a population of 32532 with 15281 males and 17251 females.

Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair is a renowned Kathakali artist from Chemancheri. He completed 95 years in 2013. He spent the last eighty years in learning Kathakali and teaching it. He has done the role of Krishna alone more than a thousand times. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 2017.

Chemancheri village connects to other parts of India through Koyilandy town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyiandy. The national highway no.66 passes through Koyilandy 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.


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