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Muchukunnu is a small village on the Malabar Coast of south-western India.[1]

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Muchukunnu
village
Muchukunnu Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Muchukunnu Muchukunnu (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°29′20″N 75°40′10″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673307
Telephone code	0496-
Vehicle registration	KL-56
Nearest city	Koyilandy
Lok Sabha constituency	Vatakara

Celebrities

Kelappaji (Kerala Gandhi) was born here.[2]

Clay works

A traditional art is the creation of clay pots, which clay workers practice in their houses. A tile factory and training institute for clay workers is also established in Muchukunnu.

Tourism

Akalappuzha and 'Thuruthi'(island) are noted tourist attractions of this village. Kottayail Siva Kshethram (Temple) also attracts many tourists. Koyilothum pady sree paradevada (Temple) also attracts tourists.[3]

Important temples

Kottayil Shiva temple and vazhayil bagavathi temple

Koyilandy Hookahs

World-famous Koyilandy hookahs (Arabic hookka) are also made here, with coconut shell and Chinese clay.

Transportation

Muchukunnu village connects to other parts of India through Koyilandy town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyiandy. The national highway no.66 passes through Koyilandy 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.

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