Mukkam

Mukkam Mukkom
Municipal town Municipality
Mukkam Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°19′28″N75°59′34″E / 11.32444°N 75.99278°E / 11.32444; 75.99278
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Native Language	Malayalam
Government
• Type	Municipal Council
• Body	Mukkam Municipality
•  Member of Parliament	Rahul Gandhi (Wayanad Constituency)
Area
• Total	31.28 km2 (12.08 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	40,670
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673602
Telephone code	91-495
Vehicle registration	KL-57
Nearest city	Kozhikode (27 kilometres (17 mi))
Lok Sabha constituency	Wayanad
Taluk	Kozhikode
Website	mukkammunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in

Mukkam is a major municipal town in Kozhikode district, state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Kozhikode city on the bank of river Iruvanjippuzha, one of the major tributaries of river Chaliyar. It is under the Thiruvambadi Assembly Constituency.

Demographics

Mukkam municipality has a population of 40,670 (2011 census) with a growth rate of 9.41 % during 2001-2011. The population density of population was 1300.17/km². The male population is 19,654 and female population is 21,016. It is a municipality with an area of 31.28 km2 within the Taluk of Kozhikode. It is about 26 km from the Calicut International Airport and 30 km from the Calicut Railway station. Mukkam municipality is at 11.3184o N and 75.9586oE.

Table	Population	Growth
Year	population	%
1991	30338
2001	37172	22.52
2011	40670	9.41

Civic administration

Mukkam Municipality Election 2020

S.No. [1]	Party Name	Party symbol	Number of Councillors
01	LDF		12
02	UDF		11
03	Independents		06
04	WPI		03
05	BJP		01

In popular culture

S. K. Pottekkatt depicts Mukkam in his 1941 novel Naadan Premam and there is a memorial with his name in the town. Ennu Ninte Moideen is a 2015 romantic thriller film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on events which happened in the 1960s in Mukkam. ^[2]

Transport

Road

State Highway 34 (SH 34) passes through Mukkam.

Air

The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, ^[3] 26 km southwest of Mukkam, the 12th busiest airport in India in passenger traffic. ^[4]

Notable people

• Prof. MN Karassery Writer.
• George M. Thomas Ex MLA.
• BP Moideen Politician.
• Linto Joseph, MLA.
• Mathai Chacko, Ex MLA.
• O Abdurahman, Journalist.
• Noufal PN, Footballer

See also

• Kunnamangalam
• Thamarassery
• Omassery
• Thiruvambady
• Mavoor
• Koduvally
• CTV MUKKAM

References

1. "Mukkam Municipality election 2020". lbtrend.
2. Jose, Kurian (4 October 2015). "Deccan Chronicle". Mukkam reinvents its Moideen. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
3. "Kozhikkode Airport". Kozhikkode Airport. Kozhikkode Airport. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
4. "Traffic News". Airports Authority of India. Airports Authority of India. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.