Chemanchery | |
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village | |
  Chemanchery Location in Kerala, India  Chemanchery Chemanchery (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°24′42″N75°44′06″E / 11.411590°N 75.734990°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 32,532 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
Chemanchery is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. [1]
As of 2001 [update] India census, Chemancheri had a population of 32,532, with 15,281 males and 17,251 females. [1]
Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair was a renowned Kathakali artist from Chemancheri. He spent the last eighty years of his life learning and teaching Kathakali. He has performed the role of Krishna over a thousand times. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honor, Padma Shri, in 2017. [2]
Chemancheri village connects to other parts of India through Koyilandy town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Chemancheri and 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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