Kovoor Town

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Kovoor
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Kovoor
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°18′23″N75°52′44″E / 11.30639°N 75.87889°E / 11.30639; 75.87889 Coordinates: 11°18′23″N75°52′44″E / 11.30639°N 75.87889°E / 11.30639; 75.87889
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
Region South India
District Kozhikode
Population
  Total47,396
Languages
  Official Malayalam
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673008
Nearest cityKozhikode
Lok Sabha constituency Kozhikode
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKunnamangalam

Kovoor Town is a suburb of Kozhikode city on the eastern side.

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Suburbs and townships

The Kovoor Walk

On both sides of the national highway in Kovoor Town you can find green paddy fields filled with coconut gardens on the fringes. There is a footpath from Kovoor Town to Iringadanpalli village which takes your further to the Vellimadukunnu Hills on the Wayanad Road. This walk can be extended up to the Poolakkadavu river and the little foot bridge leading to Parambil Bazar town.

Palazhi Road

The MLA Road from Kovoor Town connects to Palazhi or Milky ocean village. There is a famous Vishnu temple on the beginning of this road. The NTMC Road, Amat Road, AKVK Colony and GKN Road originate from this road. Residential pockets like Nellippathazham, Payyadi Meethal, Ummalathoor and Patheer Madam are in this route. The road ends in Palazhy Junction which is on the bypass road with Hilite Mall on the other side of the road.

Chevayur Township

Chevayur is a suburban town of Kozhikode city in India. It is at a distance of 2 km from Calicut Medical College and 5 km from Kozhikode city. Chevayur is near other important residential locations like Chevarambalam, Kovoor Town and Thondayad Junction. On the southern side, Chevayur is connected by SBI Colony Road and Gas Godown Road to Palazhi and Nellikkunnu areas. On the northern side, Chevarambalam road and Iringadanpalli Road connects Chevayur with Vellimadukunnu area on the Wayanad road.

Important landmarks

Mavoor Road after Medical College

The term Mavoor Road is used only for the 8.3 km stretch of road between Mananchira and Calicut Medical College. The road goes another 13 km and ends in Mavoor town. This second stretch of Mavoor Road has many important towns and villages like:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mavoor Road</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arayidathupalam Junction</span> Place

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thondayad Junction</span> Place

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References

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