Narikkuni
Narikkuni is a town in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Narikkuni town is 627402. Narikkuni town is located in Kozhikode Tehsil of Kozhikode district in Kerala, India. It is situated 20 km away from Kozhikode, which is both the district & the sub-district headquarters of Narikkuni village.
The total geographical area of the village is 1785 hectares. Narikkuni has a total population of 24,290 and about 5,785 houses. Kozhikode is nearest town to Narikkuni which is approximately 20 km away.
Location and Connectivity
Narikkuni is located at a distance of about 20 km from Kozhikode, the district headquarters, and is well connected by road to the nearby towns. There are five main roads that span out from the Narikkuni city centre. Kozhikode is accessible by two routes, via the Narikkuni-Padanilam road and the Kumaraswami Raja road. Narikkuni-Koduvally road is a 6.6 km stretch of road that connects Narikkuni to NH 766 at Koduvally. Poonoor is about 10km away and can be reached by the Narikkuni-Poonoor road. The fifth road, the 8.3 km long Narikkuni-Nanminda road, leads to Nanminda and beyond. The town has a bus stand-cum-shopping complex and acts as the origin to the bus services to all the main surrounding places.Administration
Narikkuni village is administrated by Sarpanch who is the elected representative of the village. The panchayat Elections in 2015 saw the Left Democratic Front winning 9 out of the 15 seats to secure majority. The United Democratic Front emerged victorious in the remaining 6 seats. The Panchayat is currently headed by P. K. Vabitha of LDF.| Sl No. | Ward | Representative | Affiliation |
| 1 | Kundayi | Beena Kalarikkal | UDF |
| 2 | Pannikkottoor | Nisha Chandran | UDF |
| 3 | Moorkhan Kundu | Randamkunnuchalil Mariya | LDF |
| 4 | Karukulangara | Venugopal C. | LDF |
| 5 | Vattapparappoyil | Vasanthakumari | LDF |
| 6 | Narikkuni | V. Illyas | UDF |
| 7 | Parannur | Fousiya Rahman | UDF |
| 8 | Palolithazham | Abdul Jabbar | LDF |
| 9 | Kalkkudumby | Vasanthakumari | LDF |
| 10 | Chengottu Poyil | Amina I. | LDF |
| 11 | Nellyerithazham | P. I. Vasudevan Namboothiri | UDF |
| 12 | Odupara | P. K. Vabitha | LDF |
| 13 | Kavum Poyil | Girija Chandrasekharan | LDF |
| 14 | Kalathil Para | Shiji Ottupurakkandi | LDF |
| 15 | Kodoli | Fazal Muhammed | UDF |
Important Landmarks
- Government Higher Secondary School, Narikkuni
- Kuttamboor Higher Secondary school
- Narikkuni AUP School
- Community Health Centre, Narikkuni
- Naikkuni Bus Stand
- State Bank of India, Narikkuni
- Kerala Gramin Bank, Narikkuni
- Narikkuni KDC Bank
- Narikkuni Service Sahakarana Bank
- Narikkuni Fish Market and Slaughter House Complex
- Madavoor CM Makham
- Thavanoor Sri Vishnu Temple, Punnassery
- Sri Gurudeva Temple, Punnassery
- Kadambur Temple, Karakkunnath
- Thali Maha Temple, Nanmanda
- Ayyarvattom Maha Sudarshana Temple, Eravannur
- Parannur Mahadeva Temple,Parannur
- parannur Juma Mashid
- Vadekkandi thazham Juma Masjid
- Baranipara masjid
- Parassery mukku masjid
Suburbs and Villages
- Barani para
- Poyilil
- Punnassery
- Karakkunnath
- Parannur
- Koolippoyil
- Vadekkandithazham
- Ambalappoyil
- Nanminda
- Eravannur
- Madavoor
- Palangad
Notable persons
- Surabhi Lakshmi, actress