Bellikoth or ' is a small village in Ajanur Panchayat,near Kanhangad

Kanhangad

Kanhangad is a town and a municipality in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is 28 km from the district headquarters of Kasaragod. Bekal Fort is a 300-year old fort, one of the largest and best preserved forts in Kerala and lies 10 km north of Kanhangad. The fort is...

, in Kasargod district

Kasaragod district

Kasaragod District is one of the districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Kasaragod District was organised as a separate district on 24 May 1984...

 of Kerala state, India.

Personalities

Bellikoth has been the birthplace famous poet Maha Kavi P. Kunhiraman Nair

P. Kunhiraman Nair

P. Kunhiraman Nair , also known as Mahakavi P, was a renowned Malayalam poet whose works romanticised the natural beauty of his home state of Kerala in southern India and juxtaposed it with the hard realities of his life and times.Born in Bellikoth near Kanhangad of North Malabar, P., as he is...

 and famous freedom fighter and author Vidwan P. Kelu Nair. Bellikoth has been the home for also many social reformers and political leaders such as the veteran socialist party leader Late C.M.Padmanabhan Nair (popular as CMP

CMP

- Medicine :* Cardiomyopathy, a heart muscle disease* Chondromalacia Patellae, a degenerative condition of the knee cap * Chronic myofascial pain, also known as Myofascial pain syndrome, a condition associated with hypersensitive muscular trigger points...

 or C. M. P. Nair, Ex Andhra Bank chief Mr. Shenoy, Ex owner of Bellikoth School and Ex President of Ajanur Panchayat- Late P. Krishnan Nair and so forth. There are about 25 goud saraswat bramin (G S B ) families living this place ,.

Places of interest

Kavil Bhagavati temple,Vanadurga temple,Adi bhairava temple,Padikal temple,Old konkani houses,

Educational Institutions

Maha Kavi P.Kunhiraman Nair Memorial High School is situated in Bellikoth. Part of this school was owned by P. Krishnan Nair who gave it to Government sometime in 1970s.
it is the 2nd cultural capital of Kasaragod district.
Vellikoth contributed many entrepreneurs to the world. The first Malayalam Radio station in Kingdom of Bharain is owned by Mr,P Unnikrishnan, he is from vellikoth.
The main Nair tharavads Puravankara and Panayamthatta is here.