Areekode is a town on the banks of the Chaliyar River in Areekode Grama Panchayat in Malappuram district, India. It was part of the Malabar district in British India.
Areekode has an area of 7.25 square miles and is one of the highly literate areas in the state of Kerala. Situated in the northern part of the Malappuram district, it is encircled by hills and hillocks capped in green. The Areekode region includes Urangatiri, Kizhuparamba, Kavanoor, and Areekode panchayats.
It is 17 km from Manjeri, 27 km from Malappuram, and 35 km from Calicut town.
Etymology
It is believed that the name 'Areekode' was derived from 'Aruvikkode', which in Malayalam means 'riverside'. The town is easily accessible by public road transportation.
Another narrative is that 'Areekode' was derived from 'Arikoda', meaning 'where we get rice', referring to the local market(ചന്ത in Malayalam) which was active once in a week.
History
The Kurumathur inscription found near Areekode dates back to 871 CE.Veluthat, Kesavan (1 June 2018). "History and historiography in constituting a region: The case of Kerala". Studies in People's History. 5 (1): 13–31.
Transportation
Areekode connects to other parts of India through Calicut town on the west, Nilambur town on the east, and Manjeri town on the south. It is only 35 km away from Calicut Town. National Highway 66 passes through Calicut and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. State Highway 28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty, Mysore, and Bangalore through Highways 12, 29 and 181.
The nearest airport is at Karipur CCJ. Karipur Airport (CCJ - Calicut airport) is 30 minutes away from Areekode.
Upcoming palakkad to kozhikode greenfield highway planned through areekode region
The nearest major railway station is at Calicut CLT and Nilambur Road NIL.
Suburbs of Areekode On Mukkam-Thamarassery-Koyilandy/wayanad/mysore/banglore Road Pathanapuram, Kuttooli, Valillapuzha.
(NIT, KMCT Medical college)
On Kozhikode Road Pathanapuram, Kuttooli, Valillapuzha.
On Manjeri Road Kavanoor, Kilikkallungal, Elayoor
On Othayi Road Pathanapuram, Therattammal Moorkkanad, Thachanna Choolattippara, Kurikkalampad Kallarattikkal, Thachamparamba Maithra, Kuthuparamba, pavanna
On Edavanna Route South Puthalam, Vaakaloor, Vadasseri, Pottiyil, Pannippara, Palepetta
On Kondotty Route Muthuvalloor, Kadungalloor, Kizhisseri, Chemrakkattoor, Pookkattuchola, Kozhakottur, Puthalam
On Vazhakkad Route Ugrapuram, Poonkudi and Vavoor Edasserikkadavu and Kizhuparamba Vettupara, Edavannappara
On Thottumukkam Road Pathanapuram, East Vadakkumuri, Vadakkumuri, Pallithazhe On Vettilappara ROUTE Pathanapuram, East vadakkumuri, Vadakkumuri, Iriyattuparambu, Ottathannikkal, Odakkayam
Notable people U._Sharaf_Ali - Footballer. Zakeer_Mundampara - Footballer. Saharu_Nusaiba_Kannanari - Author.
See also Eranad (State Assembly constituency) Chaliyar river Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari
References
External links
www.facebook.com/areekode 1reekode on Facebook