Chalad

Chalad is a small place near Kannur town in Kerala state, South India.

Chalad
Village
Temple Procession in Chalad
Chalad Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°52′0″N 75°23′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Type	Kannur Corporation
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
N	670014
Telephone code	0497
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-13
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Climate	humid (Köppen)

Location

It is located on the route that runs from Kannur town to Azhikode, and it is one of the shortest ways to Mangalore highway from Kannur.

Tourism

Kerala's Payyambalam beach is a major tourist attraction in this region. There are four A class theaters in Chalad. It is also the biggest part of Kannur town. Chalad temple in one of the most sacred and old Aiyyappa Temples in Kerala. There is also one of the biggest mosques in Kannur. This area also bears a posh residential area for Kannur. Chalad is the political hub of Kannur town.

Chalad Chalil Bhagavathy Temple

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mattanur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

Image gallery

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  Greenery in Chalad
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  Footpath
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  Ayyappa Temple, Chalad
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  Chalad Chalil Temple

See also

• Kannur district
• Pallikkunnu
• Payyambalam
• Azhikode