Country India District Kozhikode PIN 673572 | State Kerala Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Vehicle registration KL 57 | |
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Koduvally is a Municipality town in Kozhikode district. Koduvally is known as the golden town in Kozhikode district. It is located on the Calicut-Wayanad National Highway 212 (NH 212) and is about 22 km northeast of Kozhikode (Calicut) city. It is an intermediate Panchayat consisting of a number of village Panchayat including Kattippara, Kizhakkoth, Koduvally, Koodaranji, Madavoor, Omassery, Puthuppady, Thamarassery, and Thiruvambady. Koduvally also gives its name to the Koduvally River which flows west into the sea.
Contents
- Map of Koduvally Kerala 673572
- History
- Koduvally Assembly Constituency
- Landmarks
- The gold market
- Black Market
- References
Map of Koduvally, Kerala 673572
History
The road between Koduvally and Kozhikode was improved in the early 1970s and the Koduvally Bridge was built.
Koduvally Assembly Constituency
Koduvally Assembly constituency consists of the Panchayats Kizhakkoth, Koduvally, Madavoor, Narikkuni, Omassery, Kattippara, and Thamarassery.
V. M Ummar Master of Indian Union Muslim League is the Member of Legislative Assembly. In the 2011 Assembly elections he defeated M Mehaboob of CPI(M) at a margin of 16000 votes.The present MP (member of parliament) E. Ahamed represented Koduvally constituency in 1977. C. Moyinkutty, C. Mammootty and P. T. A. Rahim also represented Koduvally Legislative Assembly.
History of Koduvally Assembly Constituency
Landmarks
Koduvally contains a mini stadium, a branch of State Bank of India, the Federal Bank, Canara bank, fore ATMs. a police station, Koduvally Muslim Orphanage, the KMO Arts and Science College and the Phoenix Pain and Palliative Care Society.
The gold market
Koduvally has the reputation of having 100 jewelleries within a short space of one kilometer. This little town has the biggest market for ornaments in the whole state. Most of the gold arriving here come through the black market routes.
Black Market
Koduvally is the black money capital of Kozhikode district. A large number of mafia related operations happen here on a daily basis. Recently two persons from Koduvally were arrested by the Kerala police for carrying unaccounted money of Rs.30 million.