Karinkuzhi

Karinkuzhi
Village
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code 91 498
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration IND - KL
Nearest city Kannur
Lok Sabha constituency Kasaragod

Karinkuzhi (Kari = Char, Kuzhi = Pit, The name is originated from a story about Daksha 'The Emperor' and Lord Shiva. ) is a village located on the southern side of Karinkuzhi river on the Vellur-Padiyottuchal-Pulingome road in Kannur District, Kerala, in India.

Location

Karinkuzhi is bordered by Kankol (north), Alakkad (east), Echilamvayal (south), and Vellur-theru on west. Karinkuzhi is about 4 km north of Payyanur Municipal center. 110 KV Electric Substation and Western India Polymer are the two industrial organizations in this area.

Economy

Karinkuzhi is primarily an agricultural area and it was selected as one of the ‘Ela’s during the great green revolution. The dam across the Karinkuzhi river helped the growth of agricultural activities.

Sports and Games

Karinkuzhi once had one of the best and largest play ground in Payyanur area. Till 1970 most of the school and district athletic meets were held here. In 1970’s the Kerala government converted this all season and beautiful playground into an electric substation.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Perumba junction. Goa 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 Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

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