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Maruthonkara is a village and grama panchayat in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The nearest town situated near by here is Kuttiyadi. Peruvannamuzhi, Thottilpalam, Chempanoda and Passukkadavu are near by places from here.

Maruthonkara Mullankunnu Marudonkara
village
Maruthonkara Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Maruthonkara Maruthonkara (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°38′20″N 75°49′10″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Population  (2001)
• Total	21,852
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	0496
Vehicle registration	KL-18
Coastline	0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city	Calicut
Lok Sabha constituency	Vadakara
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nadapuram
Website	www.maruthonkara.com

Landmarks

St. Mary's Forane Church was established on Maruthonkara in 1939. Here there is a Higher Secondary School situated called as St. Mary's HSS Maruthonkara. The place is also pronounced as Marudonkara and Mullankunnu.

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Maruthonkara had a population of 21852 with 10805 males and 11047 females.[1]

Transportation

Maruthonkara village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

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