Orkkatteri

Orkkattery
Town
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Coordinates: 11°43′03″N75°35′47″E / 11.717595°N 75.596466°E / 11.717595; 75.596466
Country	India
State	Kerala
Region	North Malabar
District	Kozhikode
Area
• Total	17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	0496
Vehicle registration	KL 18
Nearest city	Vatakara
Lok Sabha constituency	Vatakara

Orkkattery is a small town in Kozhikode district in the North Malabar region of state of Kerala, India. This is the center town for Eramala grama panchayath. ^[1]

Economy

Agriculture makes up a large part of the economy, although paddy cultivation has had a major setback, as is the case with most of Kerala, with paddy fields being claimed for houses and more profitable crops. Migration to the Middle East (Gulf) and to other major cities in India is prevalent. There is a saliya-theruvu (weaver's street) where weaving is an important occupation.

Cattle market

Orkkatteri Kannukali Chanda (cattle market) is a festival in Malabar. It is also known as Orkkatteri Thalappoli. ^[2] It is part of the Festival of the Two Temples. It starts from 12 of Makaram (January) and lasts for 4-10 days. People belonging to all castes and communities participate in the festival.

Transportation

Orkkatteri connects to other parts of India through Vatakara on the west and Kuttiady on the east. National Highway 66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern highway going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

See also

• Vatakara
• Nadapuram
• Thottilpalam
• Perambra
• Madappally
• Villiappally
• Memunda
• Iringal
• Mahe, Pondicherry
• Payyoli
• Thikkodi

References

1. "Address of Grama Panchayats - Kozhikode District". Public Relations Department, Government of Kerala . Retrieved 23 August 2009.
2. "Orkkatteri Thalappoli". Keralwindow.net. Retrieved 23 August 2009.