Vallithode

Vallithote
Village
Vallithote
Vallithote
Coordinates: 12°12′32″N 075°24′46″E / 12.20889°N 75.41278°E / 12.20889; 75.41278Coordinates: 12°12′32″N 075°24′46″E / 12.20889°N 75.41278°E / 12.20889; 75.41278
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Taluka Thalassery
Languages
  Official Malayalam
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-KL

Vallithote is a small hilly bazaar in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India.

Location

Vallithode is located on State Highway 30, the Thalassery Coorg road, between Iritty and Koottupuzha, about 7 kilometres northeast of Iritty and 5 kilometres from the Kerala-Karnataka border.

Etymology

The word "Valli" means vine and "thode" means rivulet, thereby Vallithode means "vine bound rivulet" .

Transportation

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

Notes


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