Chakkalakkal | |
Settlement Type: | town |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 673571 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kozhikode |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kozhikode |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Koduvally |
Chakkalakkal is a place in Kozhikode district in Kerala, India, located about 20 km east of Kozhikode city on the Kunnamangalam-Nanminda road or Kappad-Thusharagiri-Adivaram road. Nearby places are Koduvally, Narikkuni, and Arambram. The only government-aided higher secondary school in Madavoor village is situated in Chakkalakkal. Chakalakal is a populous place with a population of over 1000. This place has come into news due to the protest against destruction of knolls for the Chakkalakkal higher secondary school.
Chakkalakkal village connects to other parts of India through Calicut city on the west and Thamarassery town on the east. National highway No.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 No.54 going through Adivaram connects to Kalpetta, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode.