Koodaranji

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Koodaranji

Koodaranhi
Town
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Population
 (2001)
 • Total17,782
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673604
Telephone code0495
Vehicle registrationKL-
Nearest cityKozhikode
Lok Sabha constituencyWayanad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyThiruvambady
Climategood climate (Köppen)

Koodaranji is a Town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] Nearby places are Thiruvambady, Mukkam, Areacode and Thottumukkam. It is under Thiruvambady Assembly. Koodaranji is a grama panchayat.

Tourist Attraction[]

Koodaranji has become a tourist because of the hill station Kakkadampoyil which is 14 km from Koodaranji. Koodaranji has a T-shaped town with a little statue of St.Sebastian in the middle.

Demographics[]

As of 2001 India census, Koodaranji had a population of 17782 with 8977 males and 8805 females.[1]

Educational institutions[]

  • St. Sebastian's Lower Primary School
  • St. Sebastian's Upper Primary School
  • St. Sebastian's High School
  • St. Sebastian's Higher Secondary School
  • Stella Maris English School
  • KCWS English School.
  • Darul Uloom LP School Thazhe Koodaranhi

Transportation[]

Koodaranji is well connected by a road network with nearby places. A KSRTC Bus Operating Centre is situated in a nearby town Thiruvambady. There is also a private Bus Stand situated in town. The main Bus Services are to nearby places such as Kozhikode, Mukkam, Omassery, Koduvally, poovaranthode, , ,and . Also, KSRTC buses operate many inter-district services from here.

  • Nearest Airport - Calicut International Airport is 43 km away. (Karippur - Kondotty - Areakode - Thottumukkam - Koodaranji)
  • Nearest Railway Station - Kozhikode Railway Station is 35 km away.

How to reach by Road[]

  • Thiruvananthapuram - Kochi - Thrissur - Pattambi - Perinthalmanna - Manjeri - Areekode - Thottumukkam - koodaranji
  • Kozhikode - Kunnamangalam - REC (NIT) - Mukkam -koodaranji
  • Kannur - Koyilandy - Thamarassery - Omassery - thiruvanbady - koodaranji.
  • Wayanad - Adivaram - Kaithapoyil - Kodenchery - koodaranji
  • Nilambur - Akambadam - Kakkadampoyil - Koombara - koodaranji

The Kilometer chart from koodaranji is given below:

Kozhikode - 35 km Thamarassery - 15 km
Manjeri - 36 km Mukkam - 9 km
Kunnamangalam - 20 km Koduvally - 16 km
Perinthalmanna - 60 km Areekode - 17 km
Palakkad - 122 km Omassery - 9 km
Thrissur - 133 km Anakkampoyil - 11 km
Ernakulam - 202 km Thiruvambady - 5 km
Thiruvananthapuram - 414 km Kodencheri - 10 km
Kannur - 113 km Thottumukkam - 11 km
Kalpetta - 53 km Koombara - 6 km
Nilambur - 35 km Punnackal - 3 km
Koyilandy - 43 km Thusharagiri Falls - 15 km

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2008-12-10.


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