Mukkam

Location

Mukkam is located about 28 km east of Calicut city on the bank of river Iruvanjippuzha, one of the major tributaries of river Chaliyar. Nearby places include Mavoor, Thiruvambady, Omassery, Koodaranji, Narikkuni, Koduvally, Thamarssery, Cheruvadi and Kunnamangalam. It is under the Thiruvambady Assembly Constituency. Mukkam is populous in its market strength and Mukkam Muslim Orphanage. State Highway 34 (SH 34), that starts in Koyilandy and ends in Edavanna, Passes through Mukkam. The Mukkam town is now developing as an eastern suburb of Kozhikode also it is part of the educational corridor Kunnamangalam stretch.

In Book, Film, and Television

Hindus, Christians and Muslims co-exist in harmony adding to the diversity in faith and religion.S. K. Pottekkatt beautifully depicts Mukkam in his 1941 novel Naadan Premam and there is a memorial built on his name at the heart of the town. Ennu Ninte Moideen is a 2015 romantic thriller film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on the real life story of Moideen and Kanchanamala, which happened in the 1960s in Mukkam.

Economy

Since Mukkam is a semi-urban place, the livelihoods of most of the people are agriculture and small scale businesses like the retail stores. A large chunk of the population, just as like any other Malabar region, work in the Middle East countries, and their remittances has a solid influence on the local economy. Agriculture has historically been a key component of the Mukkam's economy. The most valuable agricultural products in Mukkam area are cattle, arecanut, coconut, rubber and banana. Agriculture-related businesses such as fruits and spices exporting also have a considerable economic impact on the region. Spices that grow well in this region are black pepper, mace, vanilla, nutmeg, ginger, cocoa and turmeric. These fresh and high-quality spices meet the export standards.

Road

State Highway 34 (SH 34), that starts in Koyilandy and ends in Edavanna, passes through Mukkam. Mukkam is well-connected to its suburbs with road and has several private and KSRTC buses offer scheduled services to these places. You would get direct buses to Calicut city, Thamarassery, Thiruvambadi, Koyilandy Koodaranji, Mavoor, Palakkad, Kalpetta, etc. from Mukkam bus stand. The nearest National Highway (NH 212), that connects Kozhikode with Kollegal in Karnataka via Mysore, meets with State Highway 34 at Chungam, Thamarassery.

Air

Calicut International Airport, situated to the 30 km southwest of Mukkam, is the primary airport serving the northern Kerala.People from this region mainly depend on this international airport for their domestic as well as international travel. Calicut airport ranks as the 12th busiest airport in India in terms of overall passenger traffic. People from Mukkam region could reach this airport via Mukkam-Nellikaparamba-Edavannappara route and it takes less than one hour.

Rail

There is no direct railway line that connects Mukkam with other cities. The nearest railway station is Kozhikode railway station which is about 29 kilometres from Mukkam. People who wish to visit Mukkam can reach Calicut by train and then proceed by road through Kunnamangalam and Kettangal.

Educational Organizations

National Institute of Technology Calicut[NIT] campus is at Kettangal which is 7 km from mukkam town. There is one Mamo college in Mukkam. KMCT maintains one engineering college, one medical college, one Ayurveda college.

COLLEGES

1.NIT Calicut

2.KMCTMedical college

3.MAMO college

4.IHRD college

5.KMCT engineering college

6.KMCT arts college

7.KMCTschool of nursing

8.KMCT ayurvedic college

9.Sunniyya Arabic college

10.Don Bosco college

11.Co-operative Arts college

12.Green valley B.Ed College

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS

1.Mukkam Hss

2.Chennamangallur Hss

3.MKHMMO Hss

4.Neeleshwaram Hss

5.VMOHSS

6.PTMHSS

7.Nayarkuzhi Hss

8.Koodarnji Hss

9.Cheruvadi Hss

10.REC Hss

11.Mkhmmo hss For Girls

12.Mkhmmo VHSE

Places of interest

Notable people

1. M. N. Karassery (Malayalam writer and activist)
2. Late.B.P Moideen (football fanatic, a social reformer and a movie-maker)
3. Late Salam Karassery ( Actor, writer and film producer)

Suburbs of Mukkam