Purakkadi

Purakkadi
village
Country  India
State Kerala
District Wayanad
Population (2001)
  Total 19,955
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 6XXXXX
Vehicle registration KL-

Purakkadi is a village near Meenangadi in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Purakkadi had a population of 19955 with 10088 males and 9867 females.[1]

Transportation

Purakkadi is 73 km by road from Kozhikode railway station and this road includes nine hairpin bends. The nearest major airport is at Calicut. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. Night journey is allowed on this sector as it goes through Bandipur national forest. The nearest railway station is Mysore. There are airports at Bangalore and Calicut.

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)


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