Kozhikode

Today Let's learn about Kozhikode Disrtict

• Formation : 1957 Jan 1
• Kozhikode kingdom was known as : Nediyiruppu swaroopam.
• Most populated taluk in Kerala : Kozhikode.
• District having largest rainfall in Kerala.
• Largest producer of Coconut in Kerala.
• കേരളത്തിലെ ആദ്യ ശില്പ നഗരം.
• First garbage free city in Kerala.
• വിശപ്പു രഹിത നഗരം പദ്ധതി നടപ്പാക്കിയ ജില്ല.
• Plastic free district.
• 3G service was first started in Kerala at : Kozhikode.
• Cola free district.
• Wayanad pass is in the district.
• Vasco da gama reached at : Kappad (1498 may 20).
• Ship of Vasco da gama : St. gabriel.
• Portuguese king who sent Vasco da gama : Manual.
• Kozhikode was the capital of Malabar during British rule.
• District having largest iron deposit in Kerala.
• India's first women's police station : Kozhikode (1973).
• Athlete known as 'Payyoli express' : P.T.Usha.
• Birth place of Thacholi Othenan : Vadakara.
• രേവതി പട്ടത്താനം നടക്കുന്നത് : തളി ക്ഷേത്രം.
• First hydro electric project in Malabar : Kuttyadi(1972).
• Sea turtles are protecting at : Kolavi.
• Writer known as 'Beypore Sultan' : Vaikom muhammed basheer.
• സാമൂതിരിയുടെ ആസ്ഥാനം : കോഴിക്കോട്.
• Kozhikode beach is known as beach of truth.
• The famous work of S.K.Pottakkadu 'Oru theruvinte kadha' is based on : S M Street (മിട്ടായിത്തെരുവ് ).
• Pazhassiraja museum is at : East hill.
• India's first water museum : Kunnamangalam.
• Kerala's first sports medicine institute : Kozhikode.
• First woman mayor in Kerala : Haimavati thaayattu(Kozhikode).
• India's golden girl in Sports : P.T.Usha.
• First tobacco free village in Kerala : Koolimadu.
• India's first center for research and development in defence shipbuilding : Chaliyam.
• First complete 'Khadi village' : Balussery.
• ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ആദ്യ വാണിജ്യ മ്യൂസിയം : കുന്ദമംഗലം 
• Birth place of K.Kelappan (Kerala Gandhi) : Moodadi.
• Birth place of V.K.Krishna menon, former defense minister of India : Panniyankara.
• Krishnamenon art gallery is in the district.
• Most polluted river in Kerala : Chaaliyar.
• Jeerakappara,Thusharagiri are the waterfalls in Kozhikode.
• Feroke in Kozhikode is famous for tile industries.
• Feroke is formerly known as 'Sultan pattanam'.(built by : Tippu Sultan)
• National Institute Of Technology (NIT),Indian Institute Of Management(IIM),NIELIT etc are in : Kozhikode.
• Malabar spinning and weaving mills : Kozhikode.
• Central spice research center : Kuttyadi.

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