Kanjikode

Kanjikode or Kanchikode is an industrial town located 13 km (8.1 mi) east of Palakkad.[2] Kanjikode is the second largest industrial hub in Kerala after Kochi.[3] The town is part of Pudussery Panchayat. It is one of the growing suburbs of Palakkad city. First and the only Indian Institute of Technology in Kerala, Indian Institute of Technology,Palakkad was established in Kanjikode.[4]

Kanjikode
Kanchikode
Town
National Highway 544 from FOB Kanjikode
National Highway 544 from FOB Kanjikode
Kanjikode is located in Kerala
Kanjikode
Kanjikode
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10.7976°N 76.7430°E / 10.7976; 76.7430
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictPalakkad
Government
 • TypePudussery Panchayat
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
678621
Telephone code0491
Vehicle registrationKL-09
Parliament constituencyPalakkad
Assembly constituencyMalampuzha

Location

Kanjikode is located about 13 km (8.1 mi) from Palakkad and 41 km (25 mi) from Coimbatore through NH 544.

Economy

Kanjikode is one of the largest industrial areas in Kerala and companies like Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI), Instrumentation Limited,[5] Fluid Control Research Institute,[6] Saint-Gobain India Private Limited (formerly SEPR Refractories India Private Limited), Patspin India Ltd, Pepsi, PPS steel (Kerela) Pvt Ltd, United breweries, Empee Distilleries, Marico, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Rubfila International Ltd, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy have production facilities. Schools like Holy Trinity,[7] Kendriya Vidyalaya School and a fire station are situated here.There are also many other industries and manufacturing units making it second largest industrial area after Kochi.

Shopping mall along the side of NH544, Kanjikode

Education
Satrapadi Junction, Kanjikode.jpg

Access

A railway coach factory and an Indian Institutes of Technology are upcoming in Kanjikode. The Walayar checkpost is situated nearby. There is a Railway station situated here where local trains only stops. Frequently there are KSRTC bus services from Palakkad to Coimbatore and local bus services from Palakkad to Walayar which are passing by Kanjikode. There are also bus routes to Malampuzha and Chittur from here. Petrol pumps, automated teller machines, restaurants and rooms are available. Kanjikode belongs to Malampuzha Legislative assembly and Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency).

Kanjikode town connects to other parts of India through Palakkad city. National Highway 544 connects to Coimbatore and Bangalore. Other parts of Kerala is accessed through National Highway 966 The nearest major railway station is Palakkad Jn. The nearest airport is Coimbatore.

Service road Kanjikode

See also

References
  1. "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
  2. "Pin Code: Kanjikode, Palakkad, Kerala, India, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  3. "Kerala: Kanjikode becoming a medical oxygen hub". The Times of India. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. "Kerala's first IIT in Palakkad to get a new campus, Nila campus inaugurated". The News Minute. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. "Instrumentation Limited, Palakkad, Kerala, India - Manufacturers and exporters of control, butterfly, globe, safety relief, bellows sealed, engineering, angle, high pressure valves and actuator, instrumentation, transmitter, desuper heater, power cylinder, orifice, cavitation and positioner". ilpgt.com. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. "Fluid Control Research Institute -". FCRI India. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  7. "Holy Trinity School". www.schoolholytrinity.com. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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