Chalad

Chalad is a town which is near to Kannur city in Kerala state, South India. It is part of the Kannur Municipal Corporation.

Chalad
town
Temple Procession in Chalad
Chalad Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°52′0″N 75°23′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Type	Kannur Municipal Corporation
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
N	670014
Telephone code	0497
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-13
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Climate	humid (Köppen)

Location

It is located on the route that runs from Kannur city to Azhikode, and it is one of the shortest ways to Mangalore highway from Kannur.

Tourism

Kerala's Payyambalam beach is a major tourist attraction in this region. There are four A class theaters in Chalad. It is also the biggest part of Kannur city. Chalad Sree Dharma Shastha temple is one of the most sacred and old Aiyyappa Temples in Kerala. There is also one of the biggest mosques in Kannur. This area also bears a posh residential area for Kannur. Chalad is the political hub of Kannur city.

Chalad Chalil Bhagavathy Temple

Transportation

Chalad town is located in Kannur- Alavil-Azhikode road. This town is the busiest stretch on this road. This road connects Kannur city towards Azhikkal Port. Chalad town is connected towards National Highway via Chalad-Pannanpara road. This Highway connected towards Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Kozhikode, Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The nearest railway station are Chirakkal railway station and Kannur Railway Station on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mattanur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

Image gallery

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  Greenery in Chalad
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  Footpath
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  Ayyappa Temple, Chalad
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  Chalad Chalil Temple

See also

• Kannur district
• Pallikkunnu
• Payyambalam
• Azhikode