Mukkam
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mukkam
| official_name =
| other_name = Mukkom
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Municipal town
Municipality
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11|19|28|N|75|59|34|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kozhikode
| subdivision_type3 = Native Language
| subdivision_name3 = Malayalam
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = Municipal Council
| governing_body = Mukkam Municipality
| leader_title1 = Member of Parliament
| leader_name1 = Rahul Gandhi
(Wayanad Constituency)
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 31.28
| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 40,670
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 673602
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91-495
| registration_plate = KL-57
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kozhikode ({{convert|27|km}})
| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Wayanad
| blank3_name_sec1 = Taluk
| blank3_info_sec1 = Kozhikode
| website = {{URL|https://mukkammunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
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Mukkam is a major municipal town in the Kozhikode district, in the state of Kerala, India. Mukkam is located about 27 km east of Kozhikode city on the banks of Iruvanjippuzha River, one of the major tributaries of the Chaliyar River. It is under the Thiruvambadi Assembly Constituency.
Demographics
Mukkam municipality has a population of 40,670 (2011 census) with a growth rate of 9.41 % during 2001-2011. The population density of population was 1300.17/km2. The male population is 19,654 and female population is 21,016.
It is a municipality with an area of 31.28 km2 within the Taluk of Kozhikode. It is about 26 km from the Calicut International Airport and 30 km from the Calicut Railway station. Mukkam municipality is at 11.3184o N and 75.9586oE.
| class="wikitable"
|Table |Population |Growth |
| Year
|population |% |
| 1991
|30338 | |
| 2001
|37172 |22.52 |
| 2011
|40670 |9.41 |
Civic administration
=[[2020 Kerala local body elections|Mukkam Municipality]] Election 2020=
In popular culture
S. K. Pottekkatt depicts Mukkam in his 1941 novel Naadan Premam and there is a memorial with his name in the town. Ennu Ninte Moideen is a 2015 romantic thriller film written and directed by R. S. Vimal, based on events which happened in the 1960s in Mukkam.{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151004/nation-current-affairs/article/mukkam-reinvents-its-moideen |title=Deccan Chronicle |last=Jose |first=Kurian |date=4 October 2015 |work=Mukkam reinvents its Moideen |access-date=11 February 2016}}
Transport
=Road=
State Highway 34 (SH 34) passes through Mukkam.
=Air=
The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport,{{Cite web|url = http://www.kozhikodeairport.com/|title = Kozhikkode Airport|access-date = 11 February 2016|website = Kozhikkode Airport|publisher = Kozhikkode Airport}} 26 km southwest of Mukkam, the 12th busiest airport in India in passenger traffic.{{Cite web|url = http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/traffic_news_2015.jsp|title = Traffic News|access-date = 12 February 2016|website = Airports Authority of India|publisher = Airports Authority of India|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150312214454/http://www.aai.aero/traffic_news/traffic_news_2015.jsp|archive-date = 12 March 2015}}
Notable people
- Prof. MN Karassery Writer.
- George M. Thomas Ex MLA.
- BP Moideen Politician.
- Linto Joseph, MLA.
- Mathai Chacko, Ex MLA.
- O Abdurahman, Journalist.
- Noufal PN, Footballer
See also
References
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{{Kozhikode district}}
{{South Malabar}}
{{Malabar}}
{{Kerala}}