Thazhekode observes Vinayaka Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Kerala.
Temples near Thazhekode
Named places of worship on record
By population, Thazhekode ranks #11 of 20 villages in Perinthalmanna mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thazhekode is a village of 23,884 people in 4,550 households (Census 2011) in Perinthalmanna taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, the 11th-largest of 20 villages in Perinthalmanna taluk. Literacy is 78%, 2 points below the taluk average of 81% and the sex ratio is 1,090 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Malappuram district centre, 4 km from Aliparamba, the nearest town, 9 km from Cherukara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 679341, served by Talekode post office; the LGD village code is 627502. Mapped within or next to the village: bank, post office. The village votes in Perinthalmanna assembly constituency, represented by MLA Najeeb Kanthapuram. The population is estimated at 28,159 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Thazhekode →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thazhekode · this village | 23,884 | 78% | — |
| Aliparamba · Perinthalmanna | 24,859 | 81% | 3.6 km S |
| Thachanattukara-I · Mannarkad | 18,864 | 81% | 5.2 km E |
| Thachanattukara-Ii · Mannarkad | 7,805 | 82% | 5.2 km E |
| Anamangad · Perinthalmanna | 16,866 | 82% | 5.3 km SW |
| Vettathur · Perinthalmanna | 13,040 | 78% | 6.6 km N |
| Vellinezhi · Ottappalam | 20,168 | 85% | 6.9 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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