Thikkodi | |
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Village | |
 Thikkodi village | |
  Thikkodi Location in Kerala, India  Thikkodi Thikkodi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°28′0″N 75°37′0″E / 11.46667°N 75.61667°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 25,015 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673529 |
| Vehicle registration | KL56 |
| Nearest city | Koyilandy |
| Website | www |
Thikkodi is a small village near Koyilandy in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, south India. Thikkodi is famous for a coconut nursery, which is 100 years old. The nearest city is Kozhikode, which is 35 km from this village.
One can see remains of an old lighthouse in Velliyamkallu in Thikkodi. Thikkodi is also famous for its mussels (kallumakaaya).
Thikkodi is the birthplace of well known Malayalam author P. Kunhananandan Nair, better known by his pen name Thikodiyan. He was a multi-faceted personality.
Description of the area and people of Thikkodi and surrounding geographical areas can be seen in the works of the Award Winning story teller U. A. Khader. His work Thrikotooor Peruma has portrayed the history and geography of the area very well.
- Kadalur Point Lighthouse
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Thikkodi. A.jpg Thikkodi Masjidh
