Chalakudy
Sign in to saveChalakudy () is a municipal town on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. Chalakudy lies on National Highway 544 and about 47 km (23 mi) north of the city of Kochi, and 30 km (19 mi) south of Thrissur.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chalakudy
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Chalakudy_South_Jn.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Chalakudy South Junction
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Kerala#India
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kerala, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kerala
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Thrissur
- Settlement.established_date
- 1970
- Settlement.government_type
- Taluk
- Settlement.governing_body
- Chalakkudy Municipality
- Settlement.leader_title
- MLA
- Settlement.leader_name
- T J Saneesh Kumar Joseph
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
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Wikidata facts
- Area
- 25.23
- Elevation
- 42
- Image
- Chalakudy 2007.jpg
- Dialing code
- 4882
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- Commons category
- Chalakudy
- postal code
- 680307
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Chalakudy () is a municipal town on the banks of Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of the Kerala state in India. It is the headquarters of Chalakudy taluk. It is the base camp for travellers to Athirappilly Falls and Vazhachal Falls. Chalakudy lies on National Highway 544 and about 47 km (23 mi) north of the city of Kochi, and 30 km (19 mi) south of Thrissur.
==Etymology== During the second Chera dynasty, people outside Kerala visited Chalakudy to learn Vedas and Kalaripayattu from Chukkikulam Shala. These people lived in the banks of Chalakudy River and this accommodation is called Kudi. The combination of these two words Shalakudi is later modified into Chalakudy.
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