Vallithode Explained

Vallithode
Native Name Lang:ml
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:12.2089°N 75.4128°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Subdivision Type3:Taluka
Subdivision Name3:Iritty
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2001
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam
Blank Name Sec2:Parliamentary constituency
Blank1 Name Sec2:Assembly constituency
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Iso Code:IN-KL

Vallithode is a small hilly bazaar in Iritty taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India.

Location

Vallithode is located on State Highway 30, the Thalassery  - Coorg road, between Iritty and Koottupuzha, about 7 kilometres northeast of Iritty and about 5.7 kilometres from Ulikkal and 5 kilometres from the Kerala-Karnataka border.

Etymology

The word "Valli" means vine and "thode" means rivulet, thereby Vallithode means "vine bound rivulet" .

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore 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 Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.

The highway is scheduled for improvement.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Rs.800-crore works for labour society. 29 November 2017. The Hindu. 11 May 2016.