Chorode

Chorode
—  village  —
Chorode Location of Chorode in Kerala and India
Coordinates	11°38′12″N 75°34′56″E / 11.636560°N 75.582130°E / 11.636560; 75.582130Coordinates: 11°38′12″N 75°34′56″E / 11.636560°N 75.582130°E / 11.636560; 75.582130
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kozhikode
Nearest city	Vatakara
Parliamentary constituency	Vatakara
Assembly constituency	Vatakara
Population	35,437 (2001[update])
Literacy	100%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Pincode • 673106 • Telephone • +0496 • Vehicle • KL-

Chorode is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Chorode had a population of 35437 with 17019 males and 18418 females.^[1] This is situated nearly 3km away from Vadakara (earlier BADAGARA) town which is in Kozhikode (earlier CALICUT) district and around 18 km away from Thalassery (earlier Tellichery) town.

National Highway 17 (NH-17) is passing through chorode and there is an overbridge built for this road at its intersection with the railway track. Before the exisistance of the overbridge that locality was known as 'chorode gate' as there was a manned railway level crossing (i.e. railway gate).

Major Establishments/organizations

• Rani Public School
• Rani Food Products
• Chennamangalam Temple
• Chennamagalam Ganapathi Temple (Chennamagalam Theru)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-10.