Mukkam

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FieldValue
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other_nameMukkom
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Municipality
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coordinates
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subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name2Kozhikode
subdivision_type3Native language
subdivision_name3Malayalam
established_title
government_typeMunicipal council
governing_bodyMukkam Municipality
leader_title1MLA
leader_name1Linto Joseph
(Thiruvambady Assembly)
leader_title2Member of Parliament
leader_name2Priyanka Gandhi
(Wayanad Assembly)
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km231.28
population_total40,670
population_as_of2011
population_density_km2auto
demographics_type1Languages
demographics1_title1Official
demographics1_info1Malayalam, English
timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_typePIN
postal_code673602
area_code_typeTelephone code
area_code91-495
registration_plateKL-57
blank1_name_sec1Nearest city
blank1_info_sec1Kozhikode (27 km)
blank2_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
blank2_info_sec1Wayanad
blank3_name_sec1Taluk
blank3_info_sec1Kozhikode
website
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Mukkam is a major municipal town in the Kozhikode district, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located about 27 km east of Kozhikode city on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha River, one of the major tributaries of the Chaliyar River. Mukkam is under Kozhikode Taluk, Thiruvambady Assembly Constituency and Wayanad Parliament Constituency.

Demographics

Mukkam municipality has a population of 40,670 (2011 census) with a growth rate of 9.41% during 2001-2011. The population density of population was 1300.17/km2. The male population was 19,654 and female population was 21,016.

It is a municipality with an area of 31.28 km2 within the Taluk of Kozhikode. It is about 26 km from the Calicut International Airport and 30 km from the Calicut Railway station. Mukkam municipality is at 11.3184o N and 75.9586oE.

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Civic administration

[[2020 Kerala local body elections|Mukkam Municipality]] election 2020

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S.No.Party nameParty symbolNumber of councillors
01LDF[[File:Left Democratic Front (Kerala) Logo.svg50px]]
02UDF[[File:UDF logo.png50px]]
03Independents[[File:No flag.svg75px]]
04WPI03
05BJP[[File:BJP election symbol.svg -783x768.png50px]]
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In popular culture

S. K. Pottekkatt depicts Mukkam in his 1941 novel Naadan Premam and there is a memorial with his name in the town.

Ennu Ninte Moideen is a 2015 romantic thriller film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on events which happened in the 1960s in Mukkam.

Transport

Road

State Highway 34 (SH 34) passes through Mukkam.

Air

The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport, 26 km southwest of Mukkam, the 12th busiest airport in India in passenger traffic.

Notable people

References

References

  1. "Mukkam Municipality election 2020".
  2. Jose, Kurian. (4 October 2015). "Deccan Chronicle". Mukkam reinvents its Moideen.
  3. "Kozhikkode Airport". Kozhikkode Airport.
  4. "Traffic News". Airports Authority of India.

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