Kanjikode Explained

Kanjikode
Other Name:Kanchikode
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:10.7976°N 76.743°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Palakkad
Government Type:Pudussery Panchayat
Leader Title:Chairman
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:84
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:678621
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0491
Registration Plate:KL-09
Blank3 Name Sec1:Parliament constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:Palakkad
Blank4 Name Sec1:Assembly constituency

Kanjikode or Kanchikode is an industrial town located east of Palakkad.[2] Kanjikode is the second largest industrial hub in Kerala after Kochi.[3] The town is part of Pudussery Panchayat. It is one of the growing suburbs of Palakkad city. First and the only Indian Institute of Technology in Kerala, Indian Institute of Technology,Palakkad was established in Kanjikode.[4]

Location

Kanjikode is located about from Palakkad and from Coimbatore through NH 544.

Economy

Kanjikode is one of the largest industrial areas in Kerala and companies like Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI), Instrumentation Limited,[5] Fluid Control Research Institute,[6] Saint-Gobain India Private Limited (formerly SEPR Refractories India Private Limited), Patspin India Ltd, Pepsi, PPS steel (Kerela) Pvt Ltd, United breweries, Empee Distilleries, Marico, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Rubfila International Ltd, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy have production facilities. Schools like Holy Trinity,[7] Kendriya Vidyalaya School and a fire station are situated here.There are also many other industries and manufacturing units making it second largest industrial area after Kochi.

Education

Access

A railway coach factory and an Indian Institutes of Technology are upcoming in Kanjikode. The Walayar checkpost is situated nearby. There is a Railway station situated here where local trains only stops. Frequently there are KSRTC bus services from Palakkad to Coimbatore and local bus services from Palakkad to Walayar which are passing by Kanjikode. There are also bus routes to Malampuzha and Chittur from here. Petrol pumps, automated teller machines, restaurants and rooms are available. Kanjikode belongs to Malampuzha Legislative assembly and Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency).

Kanjikode town connects to other parts of India through Palakkad city. National Highway 544 connects to Coimbatore and Bangalore. Other parts of Kerala is accessed through National Highway 966 The nearest major railway station is Palakkad Jn. The nearest airport is Coimbatore.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 .
  2. Web site: Pin Code: Kanjikode, Palakkad, Kerala, India, Pincode.net.in . 2022-08-23 . pincode.net.in.
  3. Web site: April 28, 2021 . Kerala: Kanjikode becoming a medical oxygen hub . 2022-09-25 . The Times of India . en.
  4. Web site: 2020-10-23 . Kerala's first IIT in Palakkad to get a new campus, Nila campus inaugurated . 2022-06-26 . The News Minute . en.
  5. Web site: Instrumentation Limited, Palakkad, Kerala, India - Manufacturers and exporters of control, butterfly, globe, safety relief, bellows sealed, engineering, angle, high pressure valves and actuator, instrumentation, transmitter, desuper heater, power cylinder, orifice, cavitation and positioner . 2022-08-23 . ilpgt.com.
  6. Web site: Fluid Control Research Institute - . 2022-08-23 . FCRI India . en-US.
  7. Web site: Holy Trinity School. 2021-03-30. www.schoolholytrinity.com.