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Maruthonkara

Coordinates: 11°38′20″N 75°49′10″E / 11.63889°N 75.81944°E / 11.63889; 75.81944
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Maruthonkara
Mullankunnu
Marudonkara
village
Maruthonkara is located in Kerala
Maruthonkara
Maruthonkara
Location in Kerala, India
Maruthonkara is located in India
Maruthonkara
Maruthonkara
Maruthonkara (India)
Coordinates: 11°38′20″N 75°49′10″E / 11.63889°N 75.81944°E / 11.63889; 75.81944
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Population
 (2001)
 • Total21,852
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0496
Vehicle registrationKL-77(SRTO Perambra)
Nearest cityCalicut
Lok Sabha constituencyVadakara
Vidhan Sabha constituencyNadapuram
Websitewww.maruthonkara.com

Maruthonkara is a village and grama panchayat in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The nearest town situated near by here is Kuttiyadi. Adukkath,Peruvannamuzhi, Thottilpalam, Chempanoda, kunduthode, chengaroth and Passukkadavu are near by places from here.and best tourist place in kozhikkode district

Landmarks

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St. Mary's Forane Church was established on Maruthonkara in 1939. Here there is a Higher Secondary School situated called as St. Mary's HSS Maruthonkara. The place is also pronounced as Marudonkara and Mullankunnu.

Demographics

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As of 2001 India census, Maruthonkara had a population of 21852 with 10805 males and 11047 females.[1]

Transportation

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Maruthonkara village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

References

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  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.