Karipur Explained

Karipur
Settlement Type:Airport Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala #India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.1333°N 75.95°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Malappuram
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Registration Plate:KL-84

Karipur (also spelt Karippur) is a locality in the Kondotty taluk of the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, 25 km (16 mi) from the city of Malappuram. It is best known as the site of Calicut International Airport, serving travellers of mainly the South Malabar region. Other than that, it is a small hamlet that comes under the jurisdiction of Kondotty Municipality and Pallikkal gram panchayat. Karipur forms a portion of the Malappuram metropolitan area as of 2011 Census.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constituents of Malappuram metropolitan area. kerala.gov.in .