Back قاليقوط Arabic كاليكوت ARZ কলিকট Assamese Кажыкодэ Byelorussian Кожикод Bulgarian कोझिकोड Bihari কালিকট Bengali/Bangla কজহিকোদে BPY Kozhikode Breton Kozhikode Catalan

Kozhikode

This article is about the city. For the district, see Kozhikode District. For other uses, see Kozhikode (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Kolkata.

Kozhikode
Calicut
Metropolis
From top: Kozhikode Beach, Kakkayam Valley, IIM Kozhikode, Calicut mini bypass, KSRTC bus stand complex, Hilite Mall, Chaliyam harbour, Calicut beach skyline.
Nickname(s): 
City of Spices[1] (Other nicknames include City of Truth,[2] City of Sculptures,[3] City of Literature,[4]
Kozhikode is located in Kerala
Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (Kerala)
Kozhikode is located in India
Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (India)
Coordinates: 11°15′31.7″N 75°46′49.4″E / 11.258806°N 75.780389°E / 11.258806; 75.780389[1]
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Government
 • TypeMunicipal corporation
 • MayorBeena Philip (CPI (M))
 • CollectorSnehil Kumar Singh IAS[5]
 • Member of ParliamentM. K. Raghavan (Indian National Congress)
 • City Police CommissionerA Akbar IPS[6]
Area
[7]
 • Metropolis
118.58 km2 (45.78 sq mi)
 • Metro
518 km2 (200 sq mi)
Elevation
34.47 m (113.09 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Metropolis
609,224
 • Density5,100/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
[8]
3,091,984
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673xxx
Telephone code+91495xxxxxxx,
+91496xxxxxxx
Vehicle registrationKL 11, KL 18, KL 56,
KL 57, KL 76, KL 77, KL 85, KLD & KLZ (Historical)
GDP(2020)US$20.773 (equivalent to $24.46 in 2023)Billion[9]
Sex ratio1.093  ♀/♂[10]
Literacy rate96.8%[10]
International AirportCalicut International Airport
Websitewww.kozhikode.nic.in

Kozhikode (pronounced [koːɻikːoːɖɨ̆] ), formerly known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices,[1] Kozhikode is listed among the UNESCO's Cities of Literature.

It has a corporation limit population of 609,224[7] and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second most populous metropolitan area in Kerala and the 19th largest in India.[11] Kozhikode is classified as a Tier 2 city by the Government of India.[12]

It is the largest city in the region known as the Malabar Coast and was the capital of the British-era Malabar district. It was the capital of an independent kingdom ruled by the Samoothiris (Zamorins).[1] The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs, and finally the Europeans.[13] According to data compiled by economics research firm Indicus Analytics in 2009 on residences, earnings and investments, Kozhikode was ranked the second-best city in India to live in.[14] In 2023, Kozhikode was recognised by UNESCO as India's first City of Literature.[15]

  1. ^ a b c "Lectures 26-27". 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. ^ M. G. S. Narayanan (2006). The City of Truth Revisited. University of Calicut. p. 350. ISBN 978-8177481044.
  3. ^ "Kozhikode to be 'city of sculptures'". The Hindu. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  4. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (31 October 2023). "Kozhikode is the first City of Literature in India". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "Kozhikode District Website". Kozhikode Corporation. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  6. ^ "A Akbar to be new Kozhikode city police commissioner". April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  7. ^ a b "ആമുഖം | കോഴിക്കോട് മുനിസിപ്പല്‍ കോര്‍പ്പറേഷന്‍". kozhikodecorporation.lsgkerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 million and above" (PDF). The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  9. ^ https://metroverse.cid.harvard.edu/city/7864/overview
  10. ^ a b "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 million and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 December 2011.
  12. ^ "Tier I and Tier II Cities of India, Classification of Indian Cities". Mapsofindia.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference askh was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "Best cities to live, invest and earn in". Ibnlive.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009. Indicus considered six parameters: health, education, environment, safety, public facilities and entertainment
  15. ^ "Kerala's Kozhikode included in UNESCO Creative Cities Network". OnManorama.

Developed by StudentB