Madikai
Panchayat in Kerala, India
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Madikai is a Grama Panchayat in Hosdurg taluk, Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The wards of Madikai panchayat are Vazhakode, Achikanam, Vellachery, Alambadi, Kanhirapoyil, Malappachery, Cheranathala, Kolikkunnu, Erikulam, Bengalam, Kakkat, Adukathparambu, Chalakadavu, Keekkamkottu and Ambalakuthara.[2] The largest junction in Madikai Panchayat is Kanhirapoil and Erikkulam. Ambalathara, Chalakadavu and Bangalam are the next largest.[citation needed]
Madikai | |
|---|---|
Panchayat | |
  Madikai Location in Kerala, India  Madikai Madikai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°19′40″N 75°9′0″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 12,930 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL- |
| Nearest city | Kanhangad & Nileshwar |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Hosdurg |
Demographics
As of the 2011 Indian census, Madikai had a population of 12930, split into 6099 males and 6831 females.[3][4]
Transportation
Local roads have access to National Highway 66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The two nearest railway stations are Kanhangad & Nileshwar in Mangalore, both on the palakkad line. There are two international airports north of Madikai - Mangalore International Airport and in Kannur International Airport.
