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Cheruvathur

Coordinates: 12°19′00″N 75°04′59″E / 12.3167°N 75.083°E / 12.3167; 75.083
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Cheruvathur
Town
File:Salafi Mosque, Vellur (4601238430).jpg
Pottam Theyyam at Cheruvathur
Cheruvathur is located in Kerala
Cheruvathur
Cheruvathur
Location in Kerala, India
Cheruvathur is located in India
Cheruvathur
Cheruvathur
Cheruvathur (India)
Coordinates: 12°19′00″N 75°04′59″E / 12.3167°N 75.083°E / 12.3167; 75.083
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
Area
 • Total
18.37 km2 (7.09 sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671313

Cheruvathur is a town in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala. It is located 58 km from the district headquarters at Kasaragod Town.

Etymology

The name comes from "cheriya pathu ooru" (ten small places). In 2010, the authorities decided to rename the town Kuttamath Nagar after the poet Kuttamath.[1]

Transportation

Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Kannur.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Work on fishing harbour begins". Hindu.com. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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