# Chelari

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Census town in Kerala, India

Chelari Mele Chelari Thazhe Chelari Census town Interactive map of Chelari Coordinates: 11°06′28″N 75°53′26″E / 11.107720°N 75.890427°E / 11.107720; 75.890427 Country India State Kerala District Malappuram Government • Body Gram panchayat Population (2001)[1] • Total 10,483 Languages • Official Malayalam, English Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) PIN 673 637 Lok Sabha constituency Malappuram Vidhan Sabha constituency Vallikkunnu

**Chelari**, also known as **Mele Chelari** (upper side) and **Thazhe Chelari** (lower side), is a census-designated town in [Tenhipalam](/source/Tenhipalam) [panchayat](/source/Panchayati_raj_in_India), [Tirurangadi](/source/Tirurangadi) [taluk](/source/Taluk) in [Malappuram district](/source/Malappuram_district) of [Kerala](/source/Kerala), India. It has a population of 19,483 as of the 2001 census.[2] Chelari formed a portion of the [Malappuram metropolitan area](/source/Malappuram_metropolitan_area) as of [2011 Census](/source/2011_Census_of_India). [Chelari Airport](/source/Chelari_Airport) is the first airport in the [Malabar](/source/Malabar_(Northern_Kerala)) region. It is the commercial center of Tenhipalam panchayat.

## Geography

Chelari Town is in the north-west of [Malappuram district](/source/Malappuram_district), about 35 km away from district headquarters [Malappuram](/source/Malappuram), and 11 km north of Taluk headquarters [Tirurangadi](/source/Tirurangadi). It shares its borders with [Chelembra](/source/Chelembra) panchayat to the north, Pallikkal and Peruvalloor panchayats to the east, and [Kadalundi River](/source/Kadalundi_River) separates [Vallikkunnu](/source/Vallikkunnu) panchayat in the west. The southern border is against Mooniyoor panchayat. It is located 24 km south of [Kozhikode](/source/Kozhikode) on the [Mangalore](/source/Mangalore)–[Edapally](/source/Edapally) National Highway 66.

## Mele Chelari and Thazhe Chelari

Locally, Chelari is divided into Mele Chelari (upper side) and Thazhe Chelari (lower side), also known as East Chelari and West Chelari.[3][4] The two areas are divided by the national highway. The road from Mele Chelari goes through Alungal, Chenakkalangadi, Pallippuraya, Nechinathil, Kolathode and terminates at Irumbothingal Kadavu.

## Transport

Chelari has good road access to the rest of Kerala. National Highway 66 passes through Tenhipalam, bisecting Chelari. All rural localities in the panchayat are well connected to the arterial National Highway by good quality roads. Minibuses operate from rural areas to nearby small towns such as [Chemmad](/source/Chemmad), and [Kondotty](/source/Kondotty). Private buses operate between [Thrissur](/source/Thrissur) and [Kozhikode](/source/Kozhikode). [Kerala State Road Transport Corporation](/source/Kerala_State_Road_Transport_Corporation) buses, which operate between [Kozhikode](/source/Kozhikode) and various southern towns and cities in Kerala also stop at the university en route to Tenhipalam. There are seven towns and one corporation in the 35 km circle around Thenhipalam.

The nearest railway stations are Vallikkunnu (station code VLI), [Parappanangadi](/source/Parappanangadi), and [Feroke](/source/Feroke), which are located 10 km (6.2 mi) west, 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest and 16 km (9.9 mi) northwest respectively from the centre of Chelari. The major railway station of [Kozhikode](/source/Kozhikode) is located 20 km (12 mi) away.

[Calicut International Airport](/source/Calicut_International_Airport) at Karipur is located 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Chelari.

### Chelari Airport

Main article: [Chelari Airport](/source/Chelari_Airport)

Chelari Airport [5] was an airstrip built in 1962 in Chelari, then owned by the [Birla group](/source/Aditya_Birla_Group) corporation, which used this airport for traveling to their factory in [Calicut](/source/Kozhikode).

## Education

Chelari is also known for being home to the head office of the Samastha Kerala Islam matha Vidyabhysaa Board, which is sometimes referred to as [Chelari Samastha](/source/Samastha_Kerala_Jem-iyyathul_Ulama_(EK_Sunnis)). The Board has more than 10,000 madrassas (schools) throughout the world.

St Paul's English medium Higher Secondary School-Kohinoor is located in Thenhipalam.

The main campus of the [University of Calicut](/source/University_of_Calicut) is located near Chelarim with a Government Model Higher Secondary School within the university campus.[6] A Government Vocational Higher Secondary School is also active within at Chelari which provides vocational education in addition to Higher Secondary Education.

## Notable people

- [Anees Nadodi](/source/Anees_Nadodi) Actor.

## Notable events

- On 17 January 1969, A [Douglas C-47A VT-DTH](/source/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain) cargo plane crashed at the Chelari Airport. [7][8]

## See also

- [Chelari Airport](/source/Chelari_Airport)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OVI_1-0)** [Thenhippalam](http://ourvillageindia.org/Place.aspx?PID=268543). OurVillageIndia.org. Retrieved on 2008-08-02.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["DISTRICT URBANISATION REPORT MALAPPURAM"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210422115643/https://townplanning.kerala.gov.in/town/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dur_malappuram.pdf) (PDF). *townplanning.kerala.gov.in*. Archived from [the original](https://townplanning.kerala.gov.in/town/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/dur_malappuram.pdf) (PDF) on 22 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department"](https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2020/968). *lsgkerala.gov.in*. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** CSCIndia.info. ["Digital Seva CSC - List of Common Service Centres (CSC) in India"](https://cscindia.info/digital-seva-csc-thazhe-chelari/). *Common Service Centres (CSC) in India*. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ഡെസ്ക്, വെബ് (8 August 2020). ["1969ലും വിമാനം തകർന്നു; ചേളാരി 'വിമാനത്താവളത്തിൽ'... | Madhyamam"](https://www.madhyamam.com/kerala/flight-crash-in-chelari-548599). *www.madhyamam.com* (in Malayalam). Retrieved 15 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["University of Calicut"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080805130553/http://www.universityofcalicut.info/about/start.htm). *www.universityofcalicut.info*. Archived from [the original](http://www.universityofcalicut.info/about/start.htm) on 5 August 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["കരിപ്പൂരിനുമുമ്പ് യന്ത്രപക്ഷികളിറങ്ങിയ ചേളാരി; ചേളാരിയിലെ വിമാനത്താവളവും 1969 ലെ അപകടവും"](https://malayalam.news18.com/news/kerala/facebook-riyas-aboobacker-post-about-chelari-airport-constructed-in-1962-nj-270623.html). *News18 മലയാളം* (in Malayalam). 8 August 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["ചേളാരി വിമാനത്താവളവും ചേളാരിയിലെ വിമാന അപകടവും - Boolokam"](https://boolokam.com/chelari-airport-and-chelari-plane-crash/). 8 August 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2025.

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