At a glance
Thalakkulathur Grama Panchayat is situated in Chelannur Block, Kozhikode Taluk, in Kozhikode district. Its legislative assembly constituency is Elathur and its Lok Sabha constituency is Kozhikode. According to the 2011 Census, the population is 29,388 (13,753 males and 15,635 females).
Spanning the Thalakkulathur village jurisdiction, the panchayat has an area of 21.54 square kilometers. It is bordered on the north by Atholi, Nanmanda, and Kakkur panchayats; on the east by Kakkur, Chelannur, and Kakkodi panchayats; on the south by Elathur and Kakkodi panchayats; and on the west by Atholi, Chemancheri, and Elathur panchayats. Located 11 kilometers north of Kozhikode city, the panchayat is surrounded by rivers: Pattarparam, Pavayil Puzha, and Mangalam Puzha to the east; Akalapuzha to the south; and Korapuzha to the west.
The topography of the panchayat can be classified into various zones, such as highlands, steep areas, relatively sloping areas, medium-sloped areas, gently sloping areas, small hills, valleys, plains, coastal plains, and islands. The eastern region of Annassery and Edakkara once featured abundant paddy fields and vegetable cultivation. However, with changing land use and agricultural plots converting into homesteads, the paddy fields have transformed into coconut groves.
Laterite soil (red soil) is found in the elevated regions, while alluvial soil and sandy clay are found in the plains, and purely sandy soil is found in the coastal areas. Hills are present on all four sides of the panchayat. Alluvial soil is found in the Edakkara-Annassery region, which has virtually no soil erosion. Soil types resembling clay can also be found in a few rare areas. Historically, the Thalakkulathur Panchayat area was situated across the Kozhikode and Kurumpranad taluks of the former Madras State.
