Chorode

Coordinates: 11°38′12″N 75°34′56″E / 11.636560°N 75.582130°E / 11.636560; 75.582130
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Chorode
village
Chorode is located in Kerala
Chorode
Chorode
Location in Kerala, India
Chorode is located in India
Chorode
Chorode
Chorode (India)
Coordinates: 11°38′12″N 75°34′56″E / 11.636560°N 75.582130°E / 11.636560; 75.582130
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Population
 (2001)
 • Total35,437
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673106
Telephone code0496
Vehicle registrationKL-
Nearest cityVatakara
Literacy100%
Lok Sabha constituencyVatakara
Vidhan Sabha constituencyVatakara
Climategood (Köppen)

Chorode is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001 India census, Chorode had a population of 35437 with 17019 males and 18418 females.[1] This is situated nearly 3 km away from Vatakara town which is in Kozhikode district and around 18 km away from Thalassery town.

Transportation[edit]

National Highway 17 (NH-17) is passing through chorode and there is an overbridge built for this road at its intersection with the railway track. Before the exisistance of the overbridge that locality was known as 'chorode gate' as there was a staffed railway level crossing (i.e. railway gate).

Major Establishments/organizations[edit]

  • Rani Public School
  • Rani Food Products
  • Chennamangalam Temple
  • Ganapathi Temple (Theru)
  • Kuriyadi Kurumba Bhagavathy Temple
  • Thalokal Mahavishnu temple

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.