Chemancheri

Dance master Guru Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair
Chemancheri
ചേമഞ്ചേരി
village
Chemancheri
Chemancheri

Location in Kerala, India

Coordinates: 11°24′42″N 75°44′06″E / 11.411590°N 75.734990°E / 11.411590; 75.734990Coordinates: 11°24′42″N 75°44′06″E / 11.411590°N 75.734990°E / 11.411590; 75.734990
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kozhikode
Population (2001)
 • Total 32,532
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration KL-

Chemancheri is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Chemancheri had a population of 32532 with 15281 males and 17251 females.[1]

Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair

Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair is a renowned Kathakali artist from Chemancheri. He completed 95 years in 2013. He spent the last eighty years in learning Kathakali and teaching it. He has done the role of Krishna alone more than a thousand times.

Transportation

Chemancheri village connects to other parts of India through Koyilandy town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyiandy. The national highway no.66 passes through Koyilandy and the northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
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