Vallithode

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

Vallithode
Village
Koottupuzha town
Coordinates: 12°12′32″N 075°24′46″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
TalukaIritty
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Koottupuzha bridge

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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References
  1. "Rs.800-crore works for labour society". The Hindu. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.


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