| Chamal | |
| Native Name Lang: | ml |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Coordinates: | 11.4633°N 75.9419°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kozhikode |
| Leader Title1: | Member of Parliament |
| Leader Name1: | M K Raghavan |
| Leader Title2: | MLA (Koduvally) |
| Leader Name2: | Rasak Karat |
| Leader Title3: | Panchayath President |
| Leader Name3: | Baby Raveendran |
| Leader Title4: | Panchayath Vice President |
| Leader Name4: | Nidheesh Kallulathode |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 673573 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 1000:1040 ♂/♀ |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 88% |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Kozhikode |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | Koduvally |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | pleasant (Köppen) |
Chamal is a village under Kattippara, village panchayat in Koduvally, Kozhikode district, Kerala, India.[1] It is situated near National Highway-212 (just 3 km distance from NH) and also 3 km distance from Kattippara. In Chamal there is a post office, South Malabar Gramin Bank, school up to 7th standard, Masjid and Church.[2] It is located about 10 km from Thamarassery town. It is a village with a lot of hilly areas. The adjacent villages are Chundakuzhy, Perumpally, Thalayad, Unnikulam, Puthuppadi and Thamarassery.
The name Chamal was formed from a literary word Chamalkaram which means 'the beauty'. A man who lived here in the past, despite the fact that the beauty of this place and thought that it was so named.
The major source of income in this village is agriculture. Majority of the population depend on the agriculture crops such as rice, vegetable, rubber, coconut, arecanut, ginger, pepper etc. A very minority only depend on business and government jobs. There are many self-help groups, small scale industries and a kudumbasree units active in this place. Other major sources of the people are products of agriculture, daily wagers, constructions and other businesses.
The major tourist places in this village are poovanmala forest and which are good for trekking and sightseeing. Wild animals like monkeys, deers, wild pigs, wild buffaloes and a large variety of insects and birds are found in the innermost forest area of both and poovanmala forest.
Chamal has a generally cool humid climate with a very hot season extending from March to May. The average annual rainfall is more than 3500 mm and it is the highest rain fall in this region.
Population consists of mainly Christian, Hindu and Muslim communities.[3]
Chundankuzhi L.P School [4] and Nirmala U.P. School [5] are the major educational institutions (both are aided) in this village and students from nearby places also depend on these schools for their formal and basic education. Other than these institutions there are preliminary schools, KGs and anganwadis [6]
The 'Akshaya e kendra' and 'post office' (673573).[7] are the only government institution in this locality.
Chamal 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.