Cherukunnu is a census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in the Kannur district

Kannur district

Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...

 of North Malabar

North Malabar

North Malabar , is a historic as well as geographic distinction in India used to refer the area covering; present Kasaragod and Kannur Districts, Mananthavady taluk of Wayanad District and Koyilandy & Vatakara taluks of Kozhikode District in modern Kerala and the entire Mahé sub-Division of...

 region in the India

India

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n state of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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Demographics

India Census, Cherukunnu had a population of 16,246, with 7,473 males and 8,773 females.

Cherukunnu is a tiny village tucked on Kannur-Payyannur hi-ve

National Highway 17 (India)

National Highway 17, commonly referred to as NH 17, now renamed as NH 66, is a busy National Highway in India that runs roughly north-south along the western coast of India, parallel to western ghats. It connects Panvel, near Mumbai to Kochi, passing through the states of Maharashtra, Goa,...

, situated near Pazhayangadi in Kannur District

Kannur district

Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...

 of North Malabar

North Malabar

North Malabar , is a historic as well as geographic distinction in India used to refer the area covering; present Kasaragod and Kannur Districts, Mananthavady taluk of Wayanad District and Koyilandy & Vatakara taluks of Kozhikode District in modern Kerala and the entire Mahé sub-Division of...

 region in Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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Etymology

The name Cherukunnu means Little Hill (“cheru-ചെറു”=Little and “kunnu-കുന്ന്”=hill). There are about five very small hills surrounding this place. The name Cherukunnu is believed to have been derived owing to the presence of these Hills. However, as per a local Hindu mythological belief, the "Choru-Kunnu" (heap of cooked rice) which is made just before the daily "Annadhaanam" (free feast) at Annapoorneswari Temple gave the place this name.

History

During Kolathiri

Kolathiri

Kolathiri or Kolathiri Rājā was the title by which the senior most male along the matilinial line of the Mushika or Kolathunādu Royal Family was styled...

 rule, Cherukunnu was under their reign. Later, Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan

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 adjoined this area as part of Kingdom of Mysore

Kingdom of Mysore

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. The British Raj

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

 put this place under Chirakkal Taluk of Malabar District

Malabar District

Malabar District was an administrative district of Madras Presidency in British India and independent India's Madras State. The British district included the present-day districts of Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad , and Chavakad Taluk of Thrissur District in the northern part of...

 in Madras Presidency

Madras Presidency

The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...

. Presently this is a village of Kannur District

Kannur district

Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...

 of Kerala State.

Culture and Geography

Greater part of this village is surrounded by Backwater

Backwater (river)

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. The thuruths (small islands) of "Ayiram Thengau" and "Mungam" are places of interest known for scenic beauty. This village shares borders with Kannapuram

Kannapuram

Kannapuram is a census town in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,568. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Kannapuram has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national...

 to the south, Madayi

Madayi

Madayi is a small place in Kannur district, Kerala, South India. It is located near Payangadi.Madayi is also the site of the famous Madayi Kavu where devotees worship Mother Kali, Shakthi. The Goddess is known for Her blessings on devotees, and the temple is also famous for the Koyikalasham...

 to the north, Mattool to the west, Ezhome

Ezhome

Ezhome is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. India census, Ezhome had a population of 18479 with 8710 males and 9769 females.-Background:Payangadi is the nearest railway station...

 and Pattuvam

Pattuvam

Pattuvam is a village in Kannur district, Kerala, India. It has an area of 32 square kilometers and a population of 20000 approx.Surrounded with rivers on all sides except the east where it shares a boundary with the Thaliparamba municipality, Pattuvam is blessed with rich biodiversity thanks to...

 to the east.

Cherukunnu (ചെറുകുന്ന്) is famous for:

• Thavam Roman Catholic church
  Roman Catholic Church
  The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
  
  ;
• Oliyankara Juma
  Jumu'ah
  Jumu'ah is a congregational prayer that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon in lieu of dhuhr...
  
   Masjid;
• Annapoorneswari Temple
  Temple
  A temple is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer and sacrifice, or analogous rites. A templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur. It has the same root as the word "template," a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out...
  
  ;
• Mission Hospital.

Thavam Church

The Thavam Church is a famous Roman Catholic Church

Roman Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...

 of North Malabar

North Malabar

North Malabar , is a historic as well as geographic distinction in India used to refer the area covering; present Kasaragod and Kannur Districts, Mananthavady taluk of Wayanad District and Koyilandy & Vatakara taluks of Kozhikode District in modern Kerala and the entire Mahé sub-Division of...

. This church is very old which proclamates the presence of Christians in North Malabar

North Malabar

North Malabar , is a historic as well as geographic distinction in India used to refer the area covering; present Kasaragod and Kannur Districts, Mananthavady taluk of Wayanad District and Koyilandy & Vatakara taluks of Kozhikode District in modern Kerala and the entire Mahé sub-Division of...

 since ancient days. This is a heritage

Cultural heritage

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 place for North Malabar

North Malabar

North Malabar , is a historic as well as geographic distinction in India used to refer the area covering; present Kasaragod and Kannur Districts, Mananthavady taluk of Wayanad District and Koyilandy & Vatakara taluks of Kozhikode District in modern Kerala and the entire Mahé sub-Division of...

 Roman Catholic society. This church is under the Diocese

Diocese

A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...

 of Kannur

Kannur

Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...

. This church is located at Thavam; between Cherukunnu and Pazhayangadi, around 17 km from Kannur

Kannur

Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...

, 19 km from Taliparamba

Taliparamba

Taliparamba is a city and a municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala and spread over an area of 43.05 km2. It stretches from the coastal area of Ramanthali to Nuchiyard and Vayathur villages, touching the Karnataka border.Taliparamba is a big town of 67,000 people...

 and 15 km from Payyannur.

Pazhayangadi is the nearest rail head.

Other Roman Catholic church

Roman Catholic Church

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es of Cherukunnu are at Kattakulam, Paadiyil Ferry and Kavinisseri (Christhukunnu).

Oliyankara Juma Masjid

Oliyankara

Ziyarat

Ziyārah is an Arabic term literally means "visit", used to refer to a pilgrimage to sites associated with Muhammad, his family members and descendants , his companions, or other venerated figures in Islām, such as the Prophets, Sufi saints and Islāmic scholars...

 Juma

Jumu'ah

Jumu'ah is a congregational prayer that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon in lieu of dhuhr...

 Masjid (Hazrath Valiyullahi (RA)), a Famous Dargah

Dargah

A Dargah is a Sufi shrine built over the grave of a revered religious figure, often a Sufi saint. Local Muslims visit the shrine known as . Dargahs are often associated with Sufi meeting rooms and hostels, known as khanqah...

 Shareef of Sahaba

Sahaba

In Islam, the ' were the companions, disciples, scribes and family of the Islamic prophet...

-e-Ikhram (Sufi Saint

Saint

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s/Auliyas) is an important Mosque of North Malabar

North Malabar

North Malabar , is a historic as well as geographic distinction in India used to refer the area covering; present Kasaragod and Kannur Districts, Mananthavady taluk of Wayanad District and Koyilandy & Vatakara taluks of Kozhikode District in modern Kerala and the entire Mahé sub-Division of...

. It is believed that the priests in ancient days gave importance to the Hindu

Hindu

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 Gods at this Mosque. The Mosque is at Pallichal near Cherukunnu town, around 14 km from Kannur

Kannur

Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...

, 16 km from Taliparamba

Taliparamba

Taliparamba is a city and a municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala and spread over an area of 43.05 km2. It stretches from the coastal area of Ramanthali to Nuchiyard and Vayathur villages, touching the Karnataka border.Taliparamba is a big town of 67,000 people...

 and 18 km from Payyannur. This is a location of a famous sufi grave

Grave (burial)

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, visited by people of all religions.

Kannapuram

Kannapuram

Kannapuram is a census town in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,568. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Kannapuram has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national...

 is the nearest rail head.

Annapoorneshwari Temple

At this Temple, Lord Krishna is collocated with Sree Annapoorneswari

Annapoorna devi

Annapurna or Annapoorna is the Hindu Goddess of nourishment. Anna means food and grains. Purna means full, complete and perfect. She is a form of Parvati, the consort of Shiva. Annapurna is eulogised in Annada Mangal, a narrative poem in Bengali by Bharatchandra Ray.-City of Kashi:Annapurna is the...

. It is believed that Sree Annapoorneswari has visited this shrine which was under the sea. There is a mythological belief that this shrine was elevated by Lord

Lord

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 Parashurama

Parashurama

Parashurama , is the sixth avatar of Vishnu and belongs to the treta yuga, and is the son of a Brahmin father Jamadagni and mother Renuka. He is considered one of the seven immortal human. He received an axe after undertaking a terrible penance to please Shiva, from whom he learned the methods of...

. The temple is near Cherukunnu town, around 14 km from Kannur

Kannur

Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...

, 16 km from Taliparamba

Taliparamba

Taliparamba is a city and a municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala and spread over an area of 43.05 km2. It stretches from the coastal area of Ramanthali to Nuchiyard and Vayathur villages, touching the Karnataka border.Taliparamba is a big town of 67,000 people...

 and 18 km from Payyannur. A large chira (swimming pool

Swimming pool

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) also can be spotted near this temple.

In April every year, various religious and ritual and entertainment activities, including spectacle fireworks

Fireworks

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, are showed at this Temple to during the celebration of Vishu

Vishu

Vishu is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala, usually on April 14 of the Gregorian calendar. This occasion signifies the Sun's transit into the Mesha Raasi , according to Indian astrological calculations, and represents the vernal equinox...

 Villakulsavam.

Kannapuram

Kannapuram

Kannapuram is a census town in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,568. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Kannapuram has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national...

 is the nearest rail head.

Mission Hospital

Mission Hospital alias (St. Martin de Porres

Martin de Porres

Martin de Porres was a lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-race people and all those seeking interracial harmony.He was noted for work on behalf of the poor, establishing an...

 Hospital

Hospital

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) is a very famous hospital of this region. Presently this hospital is equipped with all modern ultra medical facilities and is also a super speciality hospital having 24 hours Casualty and Trauma Care Centre. The Leprosy Department of this hospital provides free of cost treatment to Leprosy patients. This hospital is attached with a Nursing College viz. "Canossian College of Nursing" run by "Canossian Daughters of Charity" Convent Cherukunnu.

Administration

• District: Kannur
  Kannur district
  Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...
  
  
• Taluk/Tehsil
  Tehsil
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  : Kannur
  Kannur
  Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
  
  
• Block: Taliparamba
  Taliparamba
  Taliparamba is a city and a municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala and spread over an area of 43.05 km2. It stretches from the coastal area of Ramanthali to Nuchiyard and Vayathur villages, touching the Karnataka border.Taliparamba is a big town of 67,000 people...
  
  
• Assembly constituency: Kalliasseri
  Kalliasseri
  Kalliasseri is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kalliasseri had a population of 25005 and the projected population for 2010 is 28,066. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%...
  
  
• Police Station
  Police Station
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  : Kannapuram
  Kannapuram
  Kannapuram is a census town in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,568. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Kannapuram has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national...
  
  
• Post Office
  Post office
  A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
  
   & PIN
  Postal Index Number
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   : Cherukunnu-670301
• Telephone Exchange
  Telephone exchange
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  : Cherukunnu (0497)
• Panchayat Office Contact : 2860238
• Nearest Railway Stations: South-Kannapuram
  Kannapuram
  Kannapuram is a census town in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,568. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Kannapuram has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national...
  
   and north-Pazhayangadi.

Education

The average literacy rate is more than 90%.
The important schools of Cherukunnu are:

• Govt. Vocational Higher Secondary School
• Govt. Higher Secondary School
• Govt. Welfare Higher Secondary School
• Govt. Board School
• Othayammadam UP School
• Thavam Devi Vilasam LP School
• Bakkitha Canossa
  Canossa
  Canossa is a comune and castle town in Emilia-Romagna, famous as the site where Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did penance in 1077, standing three days bare-headed in the snow, in order to reverse his excommunication by Pope Gregory VII...
  
   English Medium School

The important Colleges are:

• Canossa College of Nursing
• Co-operative Arts& Science College
• Akshara College
• Society College
• Govt. Commercial Institute
• MES
  Muslim Educational Society
  The Muslim Educational Society is an organisation established to aid education of Muslims in India, especially in the state of Kerala.-History:The MES was founded in 1964 at Kozhikode by Dr. P. K. Abdul Gafoor. Gafoor's son P. A...
  
   College

Arts

Cherukunnu plays a vital role in nourishing the arts and culture of Kannur District

Kannur district

Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...

, and is home to various Arts & Music Institutions, which are popular in district level

Major Towns

• Kathirvaykum Thara
• Pallichal
• Koovappuram
• Vellarangeel
• Punnacherry
• Thavam.
• Kavinisseri
• Padiyil
• Kunnanangad
• Ambalappuram
• Othayammadam
• Thekkumbad
• Mungam
• Kattakkulam
• Dalil
• Muttil
• Munddapuram
• Poongavu

Major Roads

• Convent Road
• Temple Road
• Ferry Road
• Kayatteel Road
• Madathilaryakkal Road
• Ayiram Thengu Road
• PM Kunhiraman Nambiar Road
• Ambalappuram-Punnacherry Road
• Mungam-Pallichal Road
• Koovappuram-Kunnanangad Road
• Thavam- Koovappuram Road
• Pallichal-Othaymmadam Road
• Kavinisseri-Chunda Road
• Kattakkulam Road
• Pazhayangadi Road
• Taliparamba
  Taliparamba
  Taliparamba is a city and a municipality in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala and spread over an area of 43.05 km2. It stretches from the coastal area of Ramanthali to Nuchiyard and Vayathur villages, touching the Karnataka border.Taliparamba is a big town of 67,000 people...
  
   Road
• Pappinisseri
  Pappinisseri
  Pappinisseri is a census town in Kannur districtകണ്ണൂര്‍ கண்ணூர் कण्णूर in the Indian state of Kerala.-Geography:Pappinisseri is located at . It has an average elevation of 1 metres .-Demographics:...
  
   Road
• Punnakkulangara
  Punnakkulangara
  Punnakkulangara is a village in Kannur district of Kerala in south India.- Location and Local Governance :Punnakkulangara is a village in North Malabar. It is situated in the Taliparamba Taluk of Kannur district. Punnakkulangara comes under the Morazha village and Taliparamba Municipality. It is...
  
   Road
• Muttil Road
• Ambalappuram Thekkumbadu Road

Major Industries

The major industries are:

• Coir
  Coir
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• Plywood
  Plywood
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• Handloom
• Handweave
  Weaving
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• Vegetables and
  Vegetable
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   milk
  Milk
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   marketing
  Marketing
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• Banking
• Fishing
  Fishing
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The majority of the people of this village depend on the income from Middle East

Middle East

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 Gulf Countries, as well as the varied local industries.

Politics

After re-constituting; Cherukunnu is under Kalliasseri

Kalliasseri

Kalliasseri is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.-Demographics: India census, Kalliasseri had a population of 25005 and the projected population for 2010 is 28,066. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%...

 Assembly constituency which is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

-Assembly segments:Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Manjeswar#Kasaragod#Udma#Kanhangad #Trikkarpur#Payyannur#Kalliasseri-Members of Parliament:*1957: A.K. Gopalan, Communist Party of India...

. Earlier, this place was under Azhikode

Azhikode

Azhikode may refer to:* Azhikode, Kannur is a village situated in Kannur district of Kerala, south India*Sukumar Azhikode, an influential thinker and literary critic...

 Assembly constituency which is part of Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kannur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. Previously named as Cannanore, it was created in 1977.-Assembly segments:Kannur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Irikkur#Azhicode#Kannur#Edakkad#Kuthuparamba#Peravoor...

. Presently, the following persons represents this Village on behalf of its people.

PanchayatPresident President A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership... M.L.A. M.P. Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

Important Bank Branches

• HDFC Bank
  HDFC Bank
  HDFC Bank Limited is a major Indian financial services company based in India, incorporated in August 1994, after the Reserve Bank of India allowed establishing private sector banks. The Bank was promoted by the Housing Development Finance Corporation, a premier housing finance company of India...
  
  
• SBT
  State Bank of Travancore
  State Bank of Travancore , is a subsidiary of the State Bank Group and also has private share-holders. It is the premier bank of Kerala State, India, where it has 700 branches...
  
  
• Syndicate Bank
  Syndicate Bank
  Syndicate Bank Ltd. is one of the oldest and major commercial banks of India. At the time of its establishment, the bank was known as Canara Industrial and Banking Syndicate Limited. The bank, along with 13 major commercial banks of India, was nationalized on 19 July 1969, by the Government of...
  
  
• Canara Bank
  Canara Bank
  Canara Bank is a state-owned financial services company in India. It was established in 1906, making it one of the oldest banks in the country. As on 2009 November, the bank had a network of 3057 branches, spread across India...
  
  
• Indian Bank
  Indian Bank
  Indian Bank is a major Indian Commercial Bank headquartered in Chennai , India. It has 22,000 employees, 1923 branches and is one of the big public sector banks of India. It has overseas branches in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Singapore, and 229 correspondent banks in 69 countries...
  
  
• SBI
  State Bank of India
  The State Bank of India is the largest Indian banking and financial services company with its headquarters in Mumbai, India. It is state-owned. The bank traces its ancestry to British India, through the Imperial Bank of India, to the founding in 1806 of the Bank of Calcutta, making it the oldest...
  
  
• South Indian Bank
• Axis Bank
  Axis Bank
  Axis Bank Limited, formerly UTI Bank, is a financial services firm that had begun operations in 1994, after the Government of India allowed new private banks to be established...
  
  
• North Malabar Gramin Bank
• Kannur District
  Kannur district
  Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...
  
   Co-op Bank
  Co-operative Bank
  The Co-operative Bank plc is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom and Guernsey, with its headquarters in Manchester.The bank markets itself as an ethical bank, and refuses to invest in companies involved in the arms trade, global climate change, genetic engineering, animal testing and use of...
  
  
• Madai
  Madai
  Madai is a son of Japheth and one of the 16 grandsons of Noah in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. Biblical scholars have identified Madai with various nations, from the Mitanni of early records, to the Iranian Medes of much later records...
  
  Co-op Bank
  Co-operative Bank
  The Co-operative Bank plc is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom and Guernsey, with its headquarters in Manchester.The bank markets itself as an ethical bank, and refuses to invest in companies involved in the arms trade, global climate change, genetic engineering, animal testing and use of...
  
  
• Pazhayangadi Urban
  Urban area
  An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
  
   Co-op Bank
  Co-operative Bank
  The Co-operative Bank plc is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom and Guernsey, with its headquarters in Manchester.The bank markets itself as an ethical bank, and refuses to invest in companies involved in the arms trade, global climate change, genetic engineering, animal testing and use of...
  
  
• Kannapuram Co-op Bank
  Co-operative Bank
  The Co-operative Bank plc is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom and Guernsey, with its headquarters in Manchester.The bank markets itself as an ethical bank, and refuses to invest in companies involved in the arms trade, global climate change, genetic engineering, animal testing and use of...
  
  
• Cherukunnu Co-op Bank
  Co-operative Bank
  The Co-operative Bank plc is a commercial bank in the United Kingdom and Guernsey, with its headquarters in Manchester.The bank markets itself as an ethical bank, and refuses to invest in companies involved in the arms trade, global climate change, genetic engineering, animal testing and use of...
  
  

Important Co-operative Societies

• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-op Urban Banking Society
• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-op Rural Banking Society
• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-op Vegetable Marketing Society
• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-op Milk MarketingSociety
• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-opHandweaving Society
• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-op Plywood
  Plywood
  Plywood is a type of manufactured timber made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured...
  
   Manufacturing Society
• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-op Women's Hotel & Restaurant Society
• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-op Coir
  Coir
  Coir is a natural fibre extracted from the husk of coconut and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes, mattresses etc. Technically coir is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut. Other uses of brown coir are in upholstery...
  
   Manufacturing Society
• Cherukunnu-Kannapuram Co-op Toddy
  Palm wine
  Palm wine also called Palm Toddy also called "Kallu" written in Malayalam and கள்ளு in Tamil or simply Toddy is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra, and coconut palms...
  
   Manufacturing and Marketing Society
• Madayi
  Madayi
  Madayi is a small place in Kannur district, Kerala, South India. It is located near Payangadi.Madayi is also the site of the famous Madayi Kavu where devotees worship Mother Kali, Shakthi. The Goddess is known for Her blessings on devotees, and the temple is also famous for the Koyikalasham...
  
   Co-op Rural Banking Society
• Pazhayangadi Co-op Urban Banking Society

Major Attractions

• Islands of Ayiram Thengu and Mungam
• Chira at Annapoorneswari Temple
• Scenes -specially of river- from small hills of Padiyil, Kavinisseri and Kunnanangadu.

By Air

• The nearest Airports are Calicut at the South, approx. 135 km and Mangalore
  Mangalore
  Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...
  
   at the north, approx. 140 km. A new Airport viz. "Kannur
  Kannur
  Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...
  
   International Airport
  International airport
  An international airport is any airport that can accommodate flights from other countries and are typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle these flights to and from other countries...
  
  " is under construction at Mattannur (മട്ടന്നൂര്) at an approximate distance of 40 km east.

By Train

• Nearest major Railway Station is Kannur and other nearest Railways Stations are Kannapuram and Pazhayangadi.

Important Trains (Stops At)

• Mumbai LTT
  Lokmanya Tilak Terminus
  Lokmanya Tilak Terminus , formerly known as Kurla Terminus , is a railhead in a suburb of Mumbai, India. LTT is managed by the Central Railway...
  
  - Trivandrum Nethravathi Express (Kannapuram)
• Nizamuddin - Ernakulam Mangla Express (Pazhayangadi)
• Chennai - Mangalore West Coast Express
  West Coast Express
  West Coast Express is the interregional commuter railway in British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, it links Mission, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, and Port Moody with Waterfront Station in Downtown Vancouver, where it interchanges with SkyTrain rapid transit, SeaBus and...
  
   (Kannapuram)
• Chennai – Mangalore Mail (Pazhayangadi)
• Gandhidham
  Gandhidham
  Gandhidham is a city and a municipality in the Kachchh District of Gujarat state of India. The town was created in the early 1950s for the resettlement of the refugees from Sindh of Pakistan in the aftermath of the partition of India....
  
   - Nagercoil
  Nagercoil
  Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
  
   Express (Kannapuram)
• Okha
  Okha
  Okha is a town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. Population: 29,000 ; 27,963 ; 36,104 .-Geography:The town lies on the east coast of the far north of the island of Sakhalin, approximately 850 km north of the regional capital Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, near the shoreline of the Sea of Okhotsk.-History:The...
  
   - Ernakulam Express (Kannapuram)
• Veraval
  Veraval
  Veraval is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located 6 km from Somnath.- History :...
  
   - Trivandrum Express (Kannapuram)

Note

• 1) All the trains originating from Mangalore/Trivandrum and bound for Trivandrum/Mangalore respectively stop at both Kannapuram and Pazhayangadi Railway Stations.
• 2) All passenger trains including Mangalore-Chennai Egmore
  Egmore
  -Main places:* Chennai Egmore railway station.* Office of the commissioner of Greater Chennai Police department.* Government Museum, Chennai.* Connemara Public Library, one of the biggest libraries in India.* National Art Gallery...
  
   Express stops at both stations.
• 3) All the trains runs through this line including New Delhi
  New Delhi
  New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
  
  -Trivandrum Rajdhani Express
  Rajdhani Express
  Rajdhani Express is a passenger train service in India connecting New Delhi with other important destinations, especially state capitals. Rajdhani means "The Capital" in Hindi.- History :...
  
  , stops at Kannur

By Bus

• From Kannur: Board any bus going to Pazhayangadi
• From Taliparamba : Board any bus going toCherukunnu Thara
• From Payyannur Board any bus going to Kannur via
  VIA
  - Science and technology :* MOS Technology 6522, Versatile Interface Adapter* Via , a through-connection* VIA Technologies, a Taiwanese manufacturer of integrated circuits, subnotebooks, and Ultra-Mobile PCs...
  
   Pazhayangadi

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