Kannanchery Explained

Kannanchery
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.2167°N 75.7833°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kozhikode
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:673003
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0495
Registration Plate:KL-11
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kozhikode
Blank2 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank2 Info Sec1:96.8%

Kannanchery is a suburb in Kozhikode City, situated 4 kilometers from its center.

Description

Kannanchery or (Kannancheri) is a developing suburb in Kozhikode city. Kannancheri is famous because of the Kannancheri Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple[1] and its festivals and rituals. It is located in the middle of Vattakinar, Thiruvannur, Panniyankara and Meenchanda. There are two mosques and up to 7 small and main temples are located in this place. There is one huge pond near the Kannancheri SreeMaha Ganapathy temple and another small pond at Kottiyaat Sree Bhagavathi Temple.

This place once used to be a weaver's village. This street/theru was given to weavers by zamoothiri king. Now many people have migrated from various places and they all are trying to make this place developed and are undergoing good manners. Two bus waiting sheds are in place, Nearest railway station is at Kallai. There are few education institutions located in this area. Mr. Nambidi Narayanan and Shri. Nirmala is the present ward councillor of Kannanchery.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kannancheri Sree Mahaganapathy Temple Kannanchery. kannancheryganapathitemple.com. 2019-06-15.