PIN 670674 Area code 0490 | Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Telephone code 0490 ISO 3166 code ISO 3166-2:IN | |
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Kanichar is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Kanichar is a Grama Panchayath, (a local self-government). The current political party in charge of the Panchayath is the UDF, and its president is Smt.Celin Mani Chemparathickal. There are thirteen wards in Grama Panchayath, there are many attractive tourist places like Ealappeedika and Kadanmala .
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Map of Kanichar, Kerala 670674
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Kanichar had a population of 16200 with 8038 males and 8162 females.
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary,a tourist spot, is about 7 km away from Kanichar town.
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 Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.The newly constructing Kannur International Airport is 35 Kilo Meter Away from Kanichar.