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Kalichanadukkam or Adukkam is a small town situated in the Kasaragod district of Kerala[1] in India. Located between Nileshwar and Vellarikundu, it is 15 km from Nileshwaram, 19 km from Kanhangad, and 15 km from Vellarikkundu. From Kalichanadukkam junction one road is towards Kanhangad, second is towards Vellarikundu and the last road towards Nileshwar.
Kalichanadukk | |
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village | |
 A view of Kalichanadukkam Town | |
  Kalichanadukk Location in Kerala, India  Kalichanadukk Kalichanadukk (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°19′49″N 75°12′36″E / 12.3304°N 75.2100°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kodom-Belur Grama Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671314 |
| Telephone code | 0467-2256 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 60, KL 79 |
| Nearest Town | Kanhangad |
| Climate | Tropical Monsoon (Köppen) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 35 °C (95 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 20 °C (68 °F) |
| Website | http://www.kalichanadukkam.com |
Educational institutions
edit- SNDP Arts and Science College[2]
- Government High School
- Sanjo English medium high school
- Darul Uloom Madrasa
Banks
edit- Kerala Gramin Bank
- District Co-op. Bank
- Thayannur Service Sahakarana Bank
- SBI Kiosk Bank
Places of worship
edit- Masjid Al Farooq Kalichanadukkam
- Dharmashastha Temple, Shasthampara
- St. Joseph's Church
- Vincentian Church
- Badriya Masjid (Anappetty)
Transportation
editThere is a bus stand in Kalichandukkam town. Buses go to Nileshwar, Kanhangad, Thayanur, Vellarikundu and Konnakkad. A national highway passing through Nileshwaram connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Nileshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and kannur International Airport.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Index of /". Archived from the original on 10 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20160210221455/http://www.kalichanadukkam.com/
- http://kalichanadukkam.blogspot.in/p/about.html
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