Thikkodi
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Thikkodi തിക്കോടി |
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| Grama Panchayath, City | |
Thikkodi village
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| Coordinates: 11°28′0″N 75°37′0″E / 11.46667°N 75.61667°ECoordinates: 11°28′0″N 75°37′0″E / 11.46667°N 75.61667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 25,015 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 673529 |
| Vehicle registration | KL56 |
| Nearest city | Koyilandy and Vatakara |
| Website | www |
Thikkodi is a small village in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, south India. Thikkodi is famous for a coconut nursery, which is 100 years old. The nearest city is Kozhikode which is 35 km from this village.
One can see remains of an old Lighthouse in Velliyamkallu in Thikkodi. Thikkodi is also famous for its mussels (kallumakaaya).
Thikkodi is the birthplace of well known Malayalam author P. Kunhananandan Nair, better known by his penname Thikodiyan. He was a multi-faceted personality. Famous sports person P. T. Usha is from Thikkodi Panchayat (Although she is known as Payyoli Express).
Description of the area and people of Thikkodi and surrounding geographical areas can be seen in the works of the Award Winning story teller U. A. Khader. His work Thrikotooor Peruma has portrayed the history and geography of the area very well.
As of 2001[update] India census, Thikkody had a population of 25015 with 11796 males and 13219 females.
There are big temples like Palur Mahavishnu, Thrkkottoor Magaganapathi, Perumalappuram Shiva and Thrikkottoor Shree Krishna. Muslims worship in places like Thikkodi Meethale Palli, Thikkodi Kodikkal Juamath Palli.
Thikkodi village connects to other parts of India through Koyilandy town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyilandy. A small railway station at Thikkodi also serves a few slow trains. 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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