Kozhikode District

Population: 3089543 (2011)

State: Kerala

Language: Malayalam

Headquarters: Kozhikode

 

Date of formation: 1st January 1957

Area: 2344 square kilometers

Density of population: 1318 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 95.24 % - Male: 97.57 %, Female: 93.16 %

Male Female Ratio: 1000:1097

 

Boundaries of Kozhikode District

 

North: Kannur District, Kerala

South: Malappuram District, Kerala

East: Wayanad District, Kerala

West: Arabian Sea

 

Kozhikode District Average Rainfall: 3266 mm

Kozhikode District Temperature in Summer: 22.5 deg C to 35 deg C

Kozhikode District Temperature in Winter: 22 deg C to 32 deg C

 

KOZHIKODE DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Mahe River, Murad River, Korapuzha, Kallai, Chaliyar, Kadalundi

Taluks: Vatakara, Koyilandy, Kozhikode

Assembly Constituencies: Beypur, Kuttiadi, Nadapuram, Balussery, Elathur, Koduvally, Kozhikode North, Kozhikode South, Kunnamangalam, Perambra, Quilandy, Thiruvambadi, Vadakara

 

Kozhikode District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Mananchira

2. Planetarium

3. Kirtads

4. Krishna Menon Museum

5. Tali Temple

6. Kallai

7. Kadalundi

8. Backwater

9. Kozhikode Beach

10. Ghat Section

11. Thusharagiri Falls

12. Kuttiyadi Dam

 

Kozhikode District Facts: Kappad Beach here is the place where Vascodagama reached first time in India.      

 

Major Agricultural Products: Banana, coconut, paddy, nuts, pepper, ginger, turmeric, cashew, rubber, tapioca, arecanut

 

Kozhikode Culture: The district is famous for ghazals and football. The cuisine of Kozhikode has rice, sambhar, papad, curries, biriyani, seafood preparations that include prawns, mussels, mackerel, sea fish

 

What is Kozhikode Famous For: Kozhikodan Halwa and Banana Chips

 

Kozhikode Pin Codes

Last Updated : Thursday Jun 14 , 2012