Chalad

Chalad is a small place near Kannur town in Kerala state, South India.

Chalad
Village
Temple Procession in Chalad
Chalad
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°52′0″N 75°23′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Government
  TypeKannur Corporation
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
N
670014
Telephone code0497
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-13
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Climatehumid (Köppen)

Location

It is located on the route that runs from Kannur town to Azhikode, and it is one of the shortest ways to Mangalore highway from Kannur.

Tourism

Kerala's Payyambalam beach is a major tourist attraction in this region. There are four A class theaters in Chalad. It is also the biggest part of Kannur town. Chalad temple in one of the most sacred and old Aiyyappa Temples in Kerala. There is also one of the biggest mosques in Kannur. This area also bears a posh residential area for Kannur. Chalad is the political hub of Kannur town.

Chalad Chalil Bhagavathy Temple

Transportation

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

See also

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