Vadakkencherry
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Town
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Vadakkencherry Town
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  Vadakkencherry Location in Kerala Show map of Kerala Vadakkencherry Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 10°35′25.9″N 76°29′00.2″E / 10.590528°N 76.483389°E / 10.590528; 76.483389 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Vadakkencherry Grama Panchayath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.88 km2 (14.63 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)[1]
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| • Total | 35,969 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
678683
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| Telephone code | 91 4922 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-9, KL-49 |
| Nearest city | Thrissur (33 km (21 mi) away) Palakkad (34 km (21 mi) away) |
| Parliament constituency | Alathur |
| State Legislative Assembly constituency | Tarur |
Vadakkencherry is a town and gram panchayat[2] in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India.[3] It is located about 35 km from Palakkad along National Highway 544. Vadakkencherry-Mannuthy section of NH-544 is the first six lane National Highway in the state.
The etymology of this town seems to be related to the word for the direction North, in Malayalam, which is "Vadakku".
Vadakkencherry has good connectivity across all major cities. It is located along National Highway 544. Public transportation is mainly through private and KSRTC bus services. A KSRTC operating centre is being operated from Vadakkencherry.[8] There is also a private bus stand usually called as Indira Priyadarshini Bus Stand to operate private bus service.[9] Nearest major railway stations are Palakkad Junction railway station and Thrissur railway station. Nearest airport is Cochin International Airport.
