Mukkam

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Mukkam is a major municipal town in Kozhikode district, state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Kozhikode city on the bank of river Iruvanjippuzha, one of the major tributaries of river Chaliyar. It is under the Thiruvambadi Assembly Constituency.

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Mukkam
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Municipal town
Municipality
Mukkam is located in Kerala
Mukkam
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°19′28″N 75°59′34″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Native LanguageMalayalam
Government
  TypeMunicipal Council
  BodyMukkam Municipality
  Member of ParliamentRahul Gandhi
(Wayanad Constituency)
Area
  Total
31.28 km2 (12.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
40,670
  Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673602
Telephone code91-495
Vehicle registrationKL-57
Nearest cityKozhikode (27 kilometres (17 mi))
Lok Sabha constituencyWayanad
TalukKozhikode
Websitemukkammunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in
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Demographics

Mukkam municipality has a population of 40,670 (2011 census) with a growth rate of 9.41 % during 2001-2011. The population density of population was 1300.17/km2. The male population is 19,654 and female population is 21,016. It is a municipality with an area of 31.28 km2 within the Taluk of Kozhikode. It is about 26 km from the Calicut International Airport and 30 km from the Calicut Railway station. Mukkam municipality is at 11.3184o N and 75.9586oE.

Table Population Growth
Year population %
1991 30338
2001 37172 22.52
2011 40670 9.41

Civic administration

Mukkam Municipality Election 2020

More information S.No., Party Name ...
S.No.[1]Party NameParty symbolNumber of Councillors
01LDF12
02UDF11
03IndependentsThumb06
04WPI03
05BJP01
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S. K. Pottekkatt depicts Mukkam in his 1941 novel Naadan Premam and there is a memorial with his name in the town. Ennu Ninte Moideen is a 2015 romantic thriller film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on events which happened in the 1960s in Mukkam.[2]

Transport

Road

State Highway 34 (SH 34) passes through Mukkam.

Air

The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport,[3] 26 km southwest of Mukkam, the 12th busiest airport in India in passenger traffic.[4]

Notable people

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