Kodiyathur

Kodiyathur
village
Kodiyathoor
Coordinates: 11°17′15″N75°59′15″E / 11.28750°N 75.98750°E / 11.28750; 75.98750
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Population  (2011)
• Total	29,816
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673602
Telephone code	+91 495
Vehicle registration	KL-57
Nearest city	Calicut
Lok Sabha constituency	Wayanad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Thiruvambadi

KodiyathurPanchayath is a Grama Panchayath in Kozhikode Taluk of Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.

Kodiyathur is surrounded by two rivers, Chaliyar and Iruvazhinji. ^[1] It is under Thiruvambady legislative constituency and Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency. The name Kodiyathur comes from "Kodi" Kuthiya "Uru". The Freedom fighter Muhammed Abdur Rahiman died near Kodiyathur. Social worker B. P. Moideen is also from here. Kodiyathur Panchayath is bordered with Mukkam Municipality and Chathamangalam and Karassery Grama Panchayaths of Kozhikode district and Urangattiri, Kizhuparamba and Vazhakkad Grama Panchayaths of Malappuram district.

Kodiyathur Panchayath has higher literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Kodiyathur Village was 94.82% compared to 94.00% of Kerala. In Kodiyathur Male literacy stands at 96.28% while female literacy rate was 93.43%.

Demographics

The Kodiyathur village has population of 29816 of which 14725 are males while 15091 are females as per Population Census 2011.

GMUPS Kodiyathur

Ward Members

1. T K Aboobacker Master -Ind.
2. Shamloolath -IUML
3. UP Mammad -INC
4. Komalam -CPIM
5. Siji Baiju -CPIM

Educational institutions

1. PTM HSS Kodiyathur

2. Govt. HSS Cheruvadi

3. St. Thomas HSS Thottumukkam

4. Wadi Rahma Senior Secondary School

5. Santhom EM School Thottumukkam

6. Govt. UP School Thottumukkam

7. SKA UP School South Kodiyathur

8. Govt. LP School Kazhuthuttippuraya

9. Govt. LP School Pannicode

10. Govt. LP School Chullikkaparamba

11. Govt Mappila UP School kodiyathur

Transportation

Road networks and bus routes connect Kodiyathur to nearby towns such as Kunnamangalam, Mukkam, Mavoor, Thiruvambady, Thamarassery, Omassery, Areekode, and Edavannapara. The village connects the other part of India through Calicut city on the west and Kunnamangalam town on the northwest. National Highway No. 66 passes through Kozhikode, and the northern stretch connects Mangalore, Goa, and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The National Highway No. 212 that passes through Koduvally connects to Kalpetta, Mysore, and Bangalore. The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, which is 27 km away. The nearest railway station is Kozhikode Railway Station.

Distance from Kodiyathur

•Mukkam- 4.8 km

•MVR cancer centre- 5 km

•KMCT Mannassery- 5 km

•Mavoor- 6.5 km

•NIT- 7.5 km

•Omassery- 11 km

•Thiruvambady- 10 km

•Koduvally- 14 km

•Kunnamangalam( Via MVR)- 13.2 km

•Areacode-12 km

•Thamarassery- 19 km

•Medical College- 19 Km

Moral Policing

In 2011, a 26-year-old youth was killed by a mob in Kodiyathur for allegedly having an affair with a married woman. ^[2] All of the accused were sentenced to life imprisonment in October 2014. ^[3]

Near by major towns

1. Cheruvadi

2. Pannikode

3. Eranjimavu

4. Thottumukkam

5. Thottumukkam Pallithazhe

6. Gothambaroad

7. West Kodiyathur

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. Staff Reporter (15 November 2011). "Special team to probe death of youth". The Hindu. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
3. Philip, Shaju (8 October 2014). "Kerala: 9 convicted in moral police murder case". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2 November 2014.

4.https://wadirahma.school/