Vadakkencherry | |
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Town | |
Location in Kerala | |
Coordinates: 10°35′25.9″N 76°29′00.2″E / 10.590528°N 76.483389°E | |
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] | |
• Total | 35,969 |
• Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 678683 |
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.