Narikkuni Explained

Narikkuni
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.3658°N 75.8636°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kozhikode
Government Type:Grama Panchayat
Leader Title1:Panchayat President
Leader Name1:C K Saleem (IUML, UDF)
Leader Title2:Member of Legislative Assembly
Leader Name2:M. K. Muneer (IUML,UDF United Democratic Front)
Leader Title3:Member of Parliament
Leader Name3:M. K. Raghavan (United Democratic Front)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:17.85
Elevation M:35
Population Total:24,290
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam,
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:673585
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0495
Registration Plate:KL 76 Nanmanda RTO
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Kozhikode
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency

Narikkuni (in Malayalam pronounced as /n̪ʌɾɪkkʊnɪ/) is a town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Narikkuni town is 627402. Narikkuni town is located in Kozhikode Tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. It is situated 20 km away from Kozhikode, which is both the district and the sub-district headquarters of Narikkuni village.

The total geographical area of the village is 1785 hectares. Narikkuni has a total population of 24,290 and about 5,785 houses. Kozhikode is nearest town to Narikkuni which is approximately 20 km away.[1]

Location and connectivity

Narikkuni is located at a distance of about 20 km from Kozhikode, the district headquarters, and is well connected by road to the nearby towns. There are five main roads that span out from the Narikkuni city centre. Kozhikode is accessible by two routes, via the Narikkuni-Padanilam road[2] (which spans 5.1 km and joins NH 766 at Padanilam) and the Kumaraswami Raja road.[3] Narikkuni-Koduvally road is a 6.6 km stretch of road that connects Narikkuni to NH 766 at Koduvally.[4] Poonoor is about 10 km away and can be reached by the Narikkuni-Poonoor road. The fifth road, the 8.3 km long Narikkuni-Nanminda road, leads to Nanminda and beyond. The town has a bus stand-cum-shopping complex and acts as the origin to the bus services to all the main surrounding places.

Administration

Narikkuni village is administrated by Sarpanch (Panchayat President, or in other words, Head of the Village) who is the elected representative of the village. The panchayat Elections in 2020, saw the United Democratic Front winning 10 out of the 15 seats to secure a majority. Left Democratic Front emerged victorious in the remaining five seats. The Panchayat is currently headed by C.K. Saleem of UDF.

Grama Panchayat Representatives!Sl No.!Ward!Representative!Affiliation
1KundayiJawahar PoomangalamUDF
2PannikkottoorJaseela MajeedUDF
3Moorkhan KunduChandran K.KLDF
4KarukulangaraLathika.K.KLDF
5VattapparappoyilMini .V.PLDF
6NarikkuniLaiLa C.PUDF
7ParannurZubaida KoodathankandyUDF
8PalolithazhamSalma KumbalathUDF
9KalkkudumbuC.K.Saleem (President)UDF
10Chengottu PoyilSunil KumarUDF
11NellyerithazhamMini Pullankandy (Vice President)UDF
12OduparaAbdul Majeed T.PLDF
13Kavum PoyilMoidy Neroth UDf
14Kalathil ParaT.RajuLDF
15KodoliShareena K.KUDF

Important landmarks

Suburbs and villages

Notable persons

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above. India. Registrar General & Census Commissioner. 2011. 2008-12-10.
  2. Web site: Narikkuni - Padanilam Road, Kerala, Kozhikode, Paimpalasseri CM Makham. streets.openalfa.in. en. 2018-03-01.
  3. Web site: Google Maps. Google Maps. 2018-03-01.
  4. Web site: Narikkuni - Madavoor - Koduvally road, Kerala, Kozhikode, Koduvally. streets.openalfa.in. en. 2018-03-01.