Pulikkanny Explained

Pulikkanny
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:10.4361°N 76.365°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Thrissur
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:2000
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:680304
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91480
Registration Plate:KL-45
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Thrissur
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Thrissur

Pulikkanny is a small village near Varantharappilli in Thrissur district of Kerala state, south India.

Location

Thrissur is 25 km from Pulikkanny. Chimmony dam is 12 km from here.

Forest Research Institute

Field Research Station of Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) is stationed in Pulikkanny. Here the main research is about different types of bamboos.

Churches

St. Josephs Church Velupadam is famous for "Ootuthirunal" festival which is conducted on 15 August each year. This church is only 1.5 km from Pulikkanny. Kurumali River flows through this village.