Azhikode and Azhikkal

Azhikode, Azhikkal
Azhikode, Azhikkal
	Village
	Gulikan Theyyam at Puthiya Mundayat
	Azhikode, Azhikkal Location in Kerala, India
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Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	670009
Vehicle registration	KL-13
Nearest city	Kannur

Azhikode is a coastal village situated in Kannur district of Kerala, south India. The northern end of the village is called Azhikkal. The place is the birthplace of Sukumar Azhikode, an influential thinker and literary critic. It is about 5 km from Kannur.

Beaches in Azhikode

Azhikode is famous for its beaches like

Meenkunnu beach (Fish hill)
Chalil Beach and Gardens (Chal beach)
Azhikkal Estuary
Palliyamoola beach
Payyambalam beach

As a suburb of Kannur city

Kannur city is connected to Azhikkode and Azhikkal from Payyambalam beach through Palliyamoola beach, Chal beach, Azhikode South, Meenkunnu Beach, Azhikode North and finally Azhikkal. Villages like Alavil, Manal, Chirakkal, Puthiyatheru and Valapattanam are connected to Azhikkod.

Politics

Azhicode assembly constituency is part of Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency).^[1]

Azhikkal

Azhikkal estuary is the northern end of Azhikod village. The place has a small port and a fishing harbour. It is the site for a proposed expanded cargo port.^[2] The Valapattanam River empties into the Arabian Sea at Azhikkal. The Indian Coast Guard Academy is under construction at Irinave, near to Azhikkal.^[3]