Kovval Explained

Kovval
Native Name Lang:ml
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:12.081°N 75.2627°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Governing Body:Panchayat
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:670501
Iso Code:IN-KL

Kovval is a village in Cheruthazham, which is a census town in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.

Temples

Kovval is the located in the neighbourhood of the famous Hanumarambalam, dedicated to Sri Rama and Hanuman. Kovval is also surrounded by many other temples namely, the KunninMathilakam Siva Temple and Uliyathu SreeKrishna Temple. This is a typical village neighbourhood of Kannur.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Pilathara junction. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.