Vadakkencherry, Palakkad

Vadakkencherry
Vadakkencherry
Town
	Vadakkencherry Town
	Vadakkencherry Location in Kerala Vadakkencherry Location in India
	Coordinates: 10°35′25.9″N 76°29′00.2″E / 10.590528°N 76.483389°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Vadakkencherry Grama Panchayath
Area
• Total	37.88 km2 (14.63 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	35,969
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	678683
Telephone code	91 4922
Vehicle registration	KL-9, KL-49
Nearest city	Thrissur (33 km (21 mi) away); Palakkad (34 km (21 mi) away)
Parliament constituency	Alathur
State Legislative Assembly constituency	Tarur

Vadakkencherry (IPA: [ʋɐɖɐkːɐɲdʒeːɾi]) is a town and gram panchayat^[2] in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India.^[3] It is located about 35 km from Palakkad along National Highway 544. Vadakkencherry-Mannuthy section of NH-544 is the first six lane National Highway in the state.

Etymology

Compound of vaṭakkan "northen" and cēri "slum".

Education

College of Applied Science, Vadakkencherry
St. Mary’s Polytechnic College, Vadakkenchery^[4]
Cherupushpam GHSS Vadakkencherry^[5]
Government Community College, Vadakkenchery^[6]
The Shobha Academy^[7]
Motherteresa School Vadakkencherry
St Francis School, Elavampadam, Vadakkencherry

Transportation

Vadakkencherry has good connectivity across all major cities. It is located along National Highway 544. Public transportation is mainly through private and KSRTC bus services. A KSRTC operating centre is being operated from Vadakkencherry.^[8] There is also a private bus stand usually called as Indira Priyadarshini Bus Stand to operate private bus service.^[9] Nearest major railway stations are Palakkad Junction railway station and Thrissur railway station. Nearest airport is Cochin International Airport.

References

^ "പാലക്കാട്‌ ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങൾ".
^ "VADAKKANCHERI-VILLAGE PANCHAYAT". Panchayat Portals. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "Pin Code: VADAKKANCHERRY MBR, PALAKKAD, KERALA, India, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
^ "ST.MARY'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE". www.stmaryspolytechnic.in. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "About Us". Cherupushpam GHSS Vadakkencherry. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ "Government Community College, Vadakkanchery". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
^ Sanandakumar, S. "CSR project: Sobha Group's PNC Menon developing Kerala's Palakkad region & educating children". The Economic Times.
^ "KSRTC Depots". 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ basheer, Shafeeq (5 December 2020), English: Priyadarshini Bus stand, Vadakkencherry, retrieved 26 August 2022

External links

[1] "പാലക്കാട്‌ ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങൾ".

[2] "VADAKKANCHERI-VILLAGE PANCHAYAT". Panchayat Portals. Retrieved 17 October 2018.

[3] "Pin Code: VADAKKANCHERRY MBR, PALAKKAD, KERALA, India, Pincode.net.in". pincode.net.in. Retrieved 26 August 2022.

[4] "ST.MARY'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE". www.stmaryspolytechnic.in. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[5] "About Us". Cherupushpam GHSS Vadakkencherry. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[6] "Government Community College, Vadakkanchery". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.

[7] Sanandakumar, S. "CSR project: Sobha Group's PNC Menon developing Kerala's Palakkad region & educating children". The Economic Times.

[8] "KSRTC Depots". 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

[9] sheer, Shafeeq (5 December 2020), English: Priyadarshini Bus stand, Vadakkencherry, retrieved 26 August 2022

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