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

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Areekode Areacode
Town
Coordinates: 11.237716°N 76.050088°E / 11.237716; 76.050088
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/

It is a town on the banks of Chaliyar River with an area of 7.25 square miles, Areekode 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

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.

History

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

Transportation

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.

Important landmarks

• 250KV Power Grid
• VKM HYPER MARKET
• Chekkunnu Mala
• Govt. HSS Areacode, Ugrapuram
• WELLTOP (KINARADAPPAN)
• Kadungalloor Bridge
• Kolamkolli Waterfalls Thachamparamba
• Kurumathur Sree Vishnu Temple
• Malabar Special Police Camp
• Methalangadi Juma Masjid
• Nadukkavungl Sree Mahadeva Temple
• Odakkayam Waterfalls
• Pavanna Hanging Bridge
• Puthalam Sunni Masjid
• Police Station
• Sree Bhadrakali Temple, South Puthalam
• Sree Saligrama Temple, Puthalam
• Synthetic Football stadium
• Thachamparamba Mini Stadium
• Thazhathangadi Juma Masjid
• Therattammel ground
• Maithra bridge
• New ALFA Traders rubber dealer

Educational institutions

Hospitals

• Government Taluk Hospital
• Aster Mother Areekode
• Alnas Hospital
• Melepurakkal Hospital

Banking Services

• SBI Areekode
• SIB Areekode
• CSB Areekode
• KGB Areekode
• Canara Bank
• Federal Bank
• Areacode Co-operative Bank
• Malappuram District Co-operative Bank
• Manjeri Co-operative Urban Bank
• HDFC BANK

Travel Agency

• Akbar Travels[2]
• Alhind Tours and Travels[3]
• Enwaytrip Holidays
• Eranad Tourism[4][5]
• Fida Tours and Travels
• Good Hope Enterprises
• Lofty Holidays
• Naila Travels Pvt Ltd[6]
• Pravasi Tours and Travels

Suburbs of Areekode

On Mukkam Road

• Pathanapuram, Kuttooli, Valillapuzha.

On Othayi Road

• Pathanapuram,

Therattammal, Moorkkanad, Thachanna, Choolattippara

• 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, Kinaradappan, Vettilappara, Odakkayam

See also

• Eranad (State Assembly constituency)
• Eranad
• Omanoor
• Randu Thara Achanmar

References

External links

Media related to Areekode at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website
• www.facebook.com/areekode 1reekode on Facebook

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