{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kanjikode | other_name = Kanchikode | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = NH544 from FOB Kanjikode.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = National Highway 544 from FOB Kanjikode | pushpin_map = India Kerala | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|10.7976|N|76.7430|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Palakkad | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Pudussery Panchayat | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 84 | population_total = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911111246/http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 September 2014}}</ref> | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 678621 | area_code_type = Telephone code | area_code = 0491 | registration_plate = KL-09 | website = | footnotes = | blank3_name_sec1 = Parliament constituency | blank3_info_sec1 = Palakkad | blank4_name_sec1 = Assembly constituency | blank4_info_sec1 = Malampuzha }} '''Kanjikode''' or '''Kanchikode''' is an industrial town located {{cvt|13|km}} east of Palakkad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pin Code: Kanjikode, Palakkad, Kerala, India, Pincode.net.in |url=https://pincode.net.in/KERALA/PALAKKAD/K/KANJIKODE |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=pincode.net.in}}</ref> Kanjikode is the second largest industrial hub in Kerala after Kochi.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2021 |title=Kerala: Kanjikode becoming a medical oxygen hub |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/kanjikode-becoming-a-medical-oxygen-hub/articleshow/82280476.cms |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref> The town is part of Pudussery Panchayat. It is one of the growing suburbs of Palakkad city. First and the only Indian Institute of Technology in Kerala, Indian Institute of Technology,Palakkad was established in Kanjikode.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-23 |title=Kerala's first IIT in Palakkad to get a new campus, Nila campus inaugurated |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/keralas-first-iit-inaugurated-palakkad-136028 |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> The upcoming Industrial Smart City project is going to be established in Kanjikode.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-24 |title=Central team to visit smart city site in Palakkad part of Kochi-Bengaluru industrial corridor on Oct. 1 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/central-team-to-visit-smart-city-site-in-palakkad-part-of-kochi-bengaluru-corridor-on-oct-1/article68677998.ece |access-date=2024-11-26 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Location== Kanjikode is located about {{cvt|13|km}} from Palakkad and {{cvt|41|km}} from Coimbatore through NH 544.
==Economy== Kanjikode is one of the largest industrial areas in Kerala and companies like Indian Telephone Industries Limited (ITI), Instrumentation Limited,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instrumentation Limited, Palakkad, Kerala, India - Manufacturers and exporters of control, butterfly, globe, safety relief, bellows sealed, engineering, angle, high pressure valves and actuator, instrumentation, transmitter, desuper heater, power cylinder, orifice, cavitation and positioner |url=https://ilpgt.com/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=ilpgt.com}}</ref> Fluid Control Research Institute,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fluid Control Research Institute - |url=https://www.fcriindia.com/ |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=FCRI India |language=en-US}}</ref> Saint-Gobain India Private Limited ''(formerly SEPR Refractories India Private Limited)'', Patspin India Ltd, Pepsi, PPS steel (Kerela) Pvt Ltd, United breweries, Empee Distilleries, Marico, Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML), Rubfila International Ltd, Arya Vaidya Pharmacy have production facilities. Schools like Holy Trinity,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Holy Trinity School|url=https://www.schoolholytrinity.com/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=www.schoolholytrinity.com}}</ref> Kendriya Vidyalaya School and a fire station are situated here.There are also many other industries and manufacturing units making it second largest industrial area after Kochi. thumb|Shopping mall along the side of NH544, Kanjikode
==Education== * Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad * Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kanjikode * V V College of Science and Technology * Ahalia Edu-Health Campus, Palakkad * Chathamkulam MBA College - CBS
thumb|Satrapadi Junction, Kanjikode.jpg
==Access== A railway coach factory and an Indian Institutes of Technology are upcoming in Kanjikode. The Walayar checkpost is situated nearby. There is a Railway station situated here where local trains only stops. Frequently there are KSRTC bus services from Palakkad to Coimbatore and local bus services from Palakkad to Walayar which are passing by Kanjikode. There are also bus routes to Malampuzha and Chittur from here. Petrol pumps, automated teller machines, restaurants and rooms are available. Kanjikode belongs to Malampuzha Legislative assembly and Palakkad (Lok Sabha constituency).
Kanjikode town connects to other parts of India through Palakkad city. National Highway 544 connects to Coimbatore and Bangalore. Other parts of Kerala is accessed through National Highway 966 The nearest major railway station is Palakkad Jn. The nearest airport is Coimbatore. thumb|Service road Kanjikode
==See also== * Palakkad * Palakkad South * Pudussery Central * Pudussery West
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Category:Cities and towns in Palakkad district Category:Suburbs of Palakkad