Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Calicut | |
|---|---|
| Nicknames: City of Spices
(Other nicknames include City of Truth, City of Sculptures, City of Literature) | |
Kozhikode Kozhikode (Kerala) Kozhikode Kozhikode (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°14′56″N 75°47′02″E / 11.24889°N 75.78389°E | |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| • Body | Kozhikode Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | O Sadashivan (CPIM) |
| • Deputy mayor | Dr S Jayasree (CPIM) |
| • Member of Parliament | M. K. Raghavan (INC) |
| • DIG & Commissioner of Police | Narayanan T IPS |
| Area | |
| 118.58 km2 (45.78 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 518 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34.47 m (113.1 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| 609,224 | |
| • Density | 5,137.7/km2 (13,306/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 4,387,000 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673xxx |
| Telephone code | +91495xxxxxxx, +91496xxxxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | KL 11, KL 18, KL 56, KL 57, KL 76, KL 77, KL 85, KLD & KLZ (Historical) |
| GDDP(2024) | US$11 billion (INR 9630856 lakhs) in 2024 |
| Sex ratio | 1.093 ♀/♂ |
| Literacy rate | 96.8% |
| International Airport | Calicut International Airport |
| Website | kozhikodecorporation |
Kozhikode (pronounced [koːɻikːoːɖɨ̆] ⓘ), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. The city is also known as the City of Spices.
It is the nineteenth largest urban agglomeration in the country and the second largest one in Kerala. Calicut city is the second largest city proper in the state with a population of 609,224 within its municipal boundaries. Calicut is classified as a Tier-2 city by the Government of India.
It is the largest city on 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). The port at Kozhikode acted as the gateway to the medieval South Indian coast for the Chinese, the Persians, the Arabs, and finally the Europeans. In 2023, Kozhikode was recognised by UNESCO as India's first City of Literature.