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Mukkam
Place in Kerala, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mukkam is a major municipal town in the Kozhikode district, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located about 27 km east of Kozhikode city on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha River, one of the major tributaries of the Chaliyar River. Mukkam is under Kozhikode Taluk, Thiruvambady Assembly Constituency and Wayanad Parliament Constituency.
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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 was 19,654 and female population was 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.
| Year | Population | Growth % |
| 1991 | 30338 | |
| 2001 | 37172 | 22.52 |
| 2011 | 40670 | 9.41 |
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Civic administration
Mukkam Municipality election 2020
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In popular culture
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
- O. Abdurahman, journalist
- Mathai Chacko, ex MLA
- Linto Joseph, MLA
- Prof. M. N. Karassery, writer
- B. P. Moideen, politician
- Noufal PN, footballer
- George M. Thomas, ex MLA
See also
References
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