Kovval is a village in Cheruthazham, which is a census town in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.

Kovval
village
Kovval is located in Kerala
Kovval
Kovval
Location in Kerala, India
Kovval is located in India
Kovval
Kovval
Kovval (India)
Coordinates: 12°04′51″N 75°15′46″E / 12.0809700°N 75.2627200°E / 12.0809700; 75.2627200
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Government
 • BodyPanchayat
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL

Temples

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Kovval is the located in the neighbourhood of the famous Hanumarambalam, dedicated to Sri Rama and Hanuman. Kovval is also surrounded by many other temples namely, the KunninMathilakam Siva Temple and Uliyathu SreeKrishna Temple. This is a typical village neighbourhood of Kannur.

Transportation

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The national highway passes through Pilathara junction. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

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