Vallithode

Vallithode
Village
Koottupuzha town
Coordinates: 12°12′32″N 075°24′46″E / 12.20889°N 75.41278°E / 12.20889; 75.41278Coordinates: 12°12′32″N 075°24′46″E / 12.20889°N 75.41278°E / 12.20889; 75.41278
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Taluka Thalassery
Languages
 • Official Malayalam
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Koottupuzha bridge

Vallithode is a small hilly bazaar in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India.

Location

Vallithode is located on State Highway 30, the Thalassery – Coorg road, between Iritty and Koottupuzha, about 7 kilometres northeast of Iritty and about 5.7 kilometres from Ulikkal and 5 kilometres from the Kerala-Karnataka border.

Etymology

The word "Valli" means vine and "thode" means rivulet, thereby Vallithode means "vine bound rivulet" .

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.

The highway is scheduled for improvement.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Rs.800-crore works for labour society". The Hindu. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.


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