Muzhakkunnu

Pala School, Muzhakkunnu
Muzhakkunnu Bhagavathy Temple
Muzhakkunnu
Mizhavu Kunnu
village
Coordinates: 11°57′10″N 75°40′10″E / 11.95278°N 75.66944°E / 11.95278; 75.66944Coordinates: 11°57′10″N 75°40′10″E / 11.95278°N 75.66944°E / 11.95278; 75.66944
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Government
  Body Gram panchayat
Population (2001)
  Total 21,117
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 670673
Telephone code 0490
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL 13,58
Nearest city Iritty
Lok Sabha constituency Kannur
Vidhan Sabha constituency Peravoor
Climate cool (Köppen)

Muzhakkunnu is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Location

Muzhakkunnu is a historic village in kannur district near Iritty.

Temples

Muzhakkunnu has a temple by the name Mrithanga Shileshwari Kshetram. It has a pancha loha idol inside.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Thalassery 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 Thalassery railway station on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Muzhakkunnu.
  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2008-12-10.


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