Vallithode
| Vallithote | |
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| Village | |
 Vallithote
 Vallithote
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| Coordinates: 12°12′32″N 075°24′46″E / 12.20889°N 75.41278°ECoordinates: 12°12′32″N 075°24′46″E / 12.20889°N 75.41278°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluka | Thalassery |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Vallithote is a small hilly bazaar in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India.
Vallithode is located on State Highway 30, the Thalassery – Coorg road, between Iritty and Koottupuzha, about 7 kilometres northeast of Iritty and 5 kilometres from the Kerala-Karnataka border.
The word "Valli" means vine and "thode" means rivulet, thereby Vallithode means "vine bound rivulet" .
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.
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