Kodanchery is a town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.
Nearby towns are Thamarassery, Thiruvambady, Nellipoyil, and Thusharagiri Falls. Kodanchery falls under Thiruvambady Assembly Constituency.
Demographics
India [[census]], Kodanchery had a population of 18,461 with 9,233 males and 9,228 females.
Thiruvambady, Pullurampara, Nellipoyil, and Engapuzha are nearby villages of kodanchery. St. Mary's Forane Church, which is a Marian Pilgrimage Center, and St. Joseph's HSS school
Culture and people
Though the population is diverse, Kodanchery is a hub of
Christians, mainly Saint Thomas Christians. It is known as mini Kottayam, as most of the people are migrated from different parts of Kottayam.
Administration
Kodanchery is part of Thiruvambady legislative assembly constituency and Wayanad parliamentary constituency. The current MLA is Linto Joseph (Indian politician)]. The current MP is
Priyanka Gandhi.The Grama Panchayat President is Sri Alex Thomas. It is divided into 21 wards. It is in the limits of three Villages - Kodancherry, Koodathai and Nellipoil but in only one Police Station - Kodancherry. PIN Code of Kodancherry is 673580.
History
The first church in Kodenchery was started at Ambalamkunnu near Kannoth. As the population increased, it was moved to Ambattupadi for convenience, and later to the town where the Kodanchery LP School is situated.
Tourism
Thusharagiri Falls are a tourist destination in the Malabar region, with five water falls right in the middle of the forest. Two streams originating from the Western Ghats meet here to form the Chalippuzha River. The river diverges into three waterfalls creating a snowy spray, which gives the name, 'Thusharagiri' ("snow capped mountains"). The highest waterfall is the Thenpara (honey hill) that falls from an altitude of 75 metres.
Chembukkadavu Weir is a small diversion dam situated in Chalippuzha river
Education
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Govt.College Kodancherry
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St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School
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Markaz Knowledge City
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St.Mary's English medium school Kodenchery.(CBSE)
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St. George's Higher Secondary School Velamcode
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St. Antony's High School Kannoth
Transportation
Kodenchery village connects to other parts of India through
Calicut city on the west and
Thamarassery town on the east. National highway 66 passes through
Kozhikode and the northern stretch connects to
Mangalore,
Goa and
Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to
Cochin and
Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway 766 going through Adivaram connects to
Kalpetta,
Mysore and
Bangalore. The nearest airports are at
Kannur Airport and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.
