Madikai

Madikai
Panchayat
Madikai Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Madikai Madikai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°19′40″N75°9′0″E / 12.32778°N 75.15000°E / 12.32778; 75.15000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,930
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	KL-
Nearest city	Kanhangad & Nileshwar
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasaragod
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Hosdurg

Madikai is a Grama Panchayat in Hosdurg taluk, Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. ^[1] The wards of Madikai panchayat are Vazhakode, Achikanam, Vellachery, Alambadi, Kanhirapoyil, Malappachery, Cheranathala, Kolikkunnu, Erikulam, Bengalam, Kakkat, Adukathparambu, Chalakadavu, Keekkamkottu and Ambalakuthara. ^[2] The largest junction in Madikai Panchayat is Kanhirapoil and Erikkulam. Ambalathara, Chalakadavu and Bangalam are the next largest.^{[ citation needed ]}

Demographics

As of the 2011 Indian census, Madikai had a population of 12930, split into 6099 males and 6831 females. ^{[3] [4]}

Transportation

Local roads have access to National Highway 66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The two nearest railway stations are Kanhangad & Nileshwar in Mangalore, both on the palakkad line. There are two international airports north of Madikai - Mangalore International Airport and in Kannur International Airport.

References

1. Census2011.in.co: Madikai Population - Kasaragod, Kerala
2. Local Self Government Department Kerala: LSGI Election 2015 - Kasargode - Madikai Grama Panchayat
3. "Madikai Village Population - Hosdurg - Kasaragod, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
4. "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.