Areekode

Areekode
Areekode
Town
	Coordinates: 11°14′16″N 76°03′00″E / 11.237716°N 76.050088°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Malappuram
Government
• Type	Block Panchayath
• Body	UDF
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673639
Telephone code	0483
Vehicle registration	KL-84
Website	http://www.areekode.com/

Areekode is a town on the banks of the Chaliyar River in Areekode Grama Panchayat in Malappuram district, India. It was part of the Malabar district in British India.

Areekode has an area of 7.25 square miles, and is one of the highly literate areas in the state of Kerala. Situated in the Northern part of Malappuram district, it is encircled by hills and hillocks capped in green. The Areekode region includes Urangatiri, Kizhuparamba, Kavanoor and Areekode panchayats

It is 17 km from Manjeri, 27 km from Malappuram, and 35 km from Calicut town.

Etymology

River Chaliyar at Areekode

It is believed that the name 'Areekode' was derived from 'Aruvikkode', which in Malayalam means 'riverside'. The town is easily accessible by public road transportation.

Another narrative is that 'Areekode' was derived from 'Arikoda', meaning 'where we get rice', referring to the local market(ചന്ത in Malayalam) which was active once in a week.

History

Kurumathur inscription (871 CE)

The Kurumathur inscription found near Areekode dates back to 871 CE.^[1]

Transportation

A road at Areekode

Areekode connects to other parts of India through Calicut town on the west, Nilambur town on the east, and Manjeri town on the south. It is only 35 km away from Calicut Town. National Highway 66 passes through Calicut and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State Highway 28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore, and Bangalore through Highways 12, 29 and 181.

The nearest airport is at Karipur CCJ. Karipur Airport (CCJ - Calicut airport) is 30 minutes away from Areekode.

The nearest major railway station is at Calicut CLT and Nilambur Road NIL.

Suburbs of Areekode

On Mukkam Road

Pathanapuram, Kuttooli, Valillapuzha.

On Manjeri Road

Kavanoor,Kilikkallungal, Elayoor

On Othayi Road

Pathanapuram,Therattammal
Moorkkanad, Thachanna
Choolattippara,kurikkalampad
Kallarattikkal, Thachamparamba
Maithra , Kuthuparamba

On Edavanna Route

South Puthalam, Vaakaloor, Vadasseri, Pottiyil, Pannippara, Palepetta

On Kondotty Route

Muthuvalloor, Kadungalloor, Kizhisseri, Chemrakkattoor, Pookkattuchola, Kozhakottur, Puthalam

On Vazhakkad Route

Ugrapuram, Poonkudi and Vavoor
Edasserikkadavu and Kizhuparamba
Vettupara, Edavannappara

On Thottumukkam Road

East Vadakkumuri, Vadakkumuri, Pallithazhe

On VETTILAPPARA ROUTE

Kinaradappan, Odakkayam

References

^ Veluthat, Kesavan (1 June 2018). "History and historiography in constituting a region: The case of Kerala". Studies in People's History. 5 (1): 13–31. [1]

External links

Media related to Areekode at Wikimedia Commons

[Veluthat-1] Veluthat, Kesavan (1 June 2018). "History and historiography in constituting a region: The case of Kerala". Studies in People's History. 5 (1): 13–31. [1]

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