Vatakara
Sign in to saveVatakara, also known as Vadakara () (formerly Badagara, ), is a municipality, taluk and a major town in the Kozhikode district in Indian state of Kerala. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of and is bordered by Mahé to the north and Payyoli to the south. It is the headquarters of Vatakara taluk, which consists of 22 panchayats. During the reign of the Kolathiris and Zamorins, Vatakara was known as Kadathanadu. During the British Raj, it was part of the North Malabar region of Malabar District in the state of Madras. The historic Lokanarkavu temple, made famous by the Vadakkan Pattukal
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Place details
- Locality
- Vadakara
- Region
- Kerala
- Country
- India
- Population
- 76,493
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vatakara
- Settlement.other_name
- Vadakara, Badagara
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Vadakara aerial view.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sky view of vadakara byepass area
- Settlement.nickname
- Kadathanad Vadakkarakkar
- Settlement.image_map
- Vatakara Lok Sabha Constituency.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Kerala#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Kozhikode district
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Image
- Vadakara Sand Banks View.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
18 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Demographics
- Economy
- Climate
- Transportation
- Notable places
- Temples
- Kunjali Marakkar memorial
- Sandbanks recreation area
- Theyyam
- Villages in Vatakara Taluk
- Educational institutions
- Notable residents
- Tourism
- Lokanarkavu and Kalarippayattu
- See also
- References
Vatakara, also known as Vadakara () (formerly Badagara, ), is a municipality, taluk and a major town in the Kozhikode district in Indian state of Kerala. The municipality of Vatakara covers an area of and is bordered by Mahé to the north and Payyoli to the south. It is the headquarters of Vatakara taluk, which consists of 22 panchayats. During the reign of the Kolathiris and Zamorins, Vatakara was known as Kadathanadu. During the British Raj, it was part of the North Malabar region of Malabar District in the state of Madras. The historic Lokanarkavu temple, made famous by the Vadakkan Pattukal (ballads of North Malabar), is situated in Vatakara. A new tardigrade (water bear) species collected from Vadakara coast has been named after Kerala State; Stygarctus keralensis.
Vatakara State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the seven state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency. As of the 2021 assembly election, the current MLA is K.K Rema of Revolutionary Marxist Party of India. thumb