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Areekode Areacode | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 11°14′16″N76°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 (officially Areacode) 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.
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.
The Kurumathur inscription found near Areekode dates back to 871 CE. [1]
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.
Frequent Bus Services from Areekode
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