Avitanallur

Avitanallur
village
Avitanallur Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Avitanallur Avitanallur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°30′01″N75°48′21″E / 11.5002000°N 75.80592°E / 11.5002000; 75.80592
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,378
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-

Avitanallur is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. ^[1] Avitanallur has been made famous by the birth of N. N. Kakkad, the famous Malayalam Poet. While Avitanallur is the official name of the village, it is locally renowned and directed as Kootallida.

The place name (Avita-Nalla-uur) in Malayalam means "That is a good place". This small village had nearly 300 Illams (Brahmin House) in which most of them was attacked and looted during Mysorean invasion of Malabar.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

At the 2011 India census, Avitanallur had a population of 18,378 with 8,651 males and 9,727 females. ^{[2] [1]}

Transportation

Avitanallur village connects to other parts of India through Koyilandy town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyilandy. 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.

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "Arikkulam Village Population - Quilandy - Kozhikode, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 15 December 2025.