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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Narikkuni
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Nair Community Center, Narikkuni, Balussery.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[Nair Service Society]] office at Narikkuni
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.3658|N|75.8636|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type = [[Grama Panchayat]]
| governing_body =
| leader_title1 = Panchayat President
| leader_name1 = Jouhar Poomangalam(UDF)
| leader_title2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]]
| leader_name2 = [[M. K. Muneer]] (IUML,UDF [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]])
| leader_title3 = [[Member of Parliament]]
| leader_name3 = [[M. K. Raghavan]] ([[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 17.85
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 35
| population_total = 24,290
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]],
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 673585
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0495
| registration_plate = KL 76 Nanmanda RTO
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kozhikode]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| website =
| footnotes =
}}

'''Narikkuni''' ({{IPA|ml|n̪ʌɾɪkkʊnɪ|}}) 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. The town falls under the Kozhikode Tehsil and is situated 20 km from Kozhikode.

The total geographical area of the village is 1,785 hectares. Narikkuni has a total population of 24,290 and about 5,785 houses. Kozhikode is the nearest town to Narikkuni, which is approximately 20 km away.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above|last=India|first=Registrar General & Census Commissioner|date=2011|website=|accessdate=2008-12-10}}</ref>

== 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 town centre. Kozhikode is accessible by two routes, via the Narikkuni-Padanilam road<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://streets.openalfa.in/streets/narikkuni-padanilam-road-paimpalasseri-cm-makham|title=Narikkuni - Padanilam Road, Kerala, Kozhikode, Paimpalasseri CM Makham|website=streets.openalfa.in|language=en|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> (which spans 5.1 km and joins NH 766 at Padanilam) and the Kumaraswami Raja road.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Narikkuni,+Kerala+673585/Kumaraswamy,+Kerala/@11.3545545,75.8188144,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba66785d674a927:0x9a81f2e9ec163c2d!2m2!1d75.8635625!2d11.3658199!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba65ddfae8874c9:0xe8ab474e191df895!2m2!1d75.8090876!2d11.3361922|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> Narikkuni-Koduvally road is a 6.6 km stretch of road that connects Narikkuni to NH 766 at Koduvally.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://streets.openalfa.in/streets/narikkuni-madavoor-koduvally-road-koduvally|title=Narikkuni - Madavoor - Koduvally road, Kerala, Kozhikode, Koduvally|website=streets.openalfa.in|language=en|access-date=2018-03-01}}</ref> Poonoor is about 10 km away and can be reached by the Narikkuni-Poonoor road. The fifth road, the 8.3 km long Narikkuni-Nanminda road,.<ref name=":1" /> 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 (Panchayat President, or in other words, Head of the Village) who is the elected representative of the village. The panchayat Elections in 2020, saw the [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|United Democratic Front]] winning 10 out of the 15 seats to secure a majority. [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] emerged victorious in the remaining five seats. The Panchayat is currently headed by C.K. Saleem of UDF.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
Grama Panchayat Representatives
!Sl No.
!Ward
!Representative
!Affiliation
|-
|1
|Kundayi
|Jawahar Poomangalam
|UDF
|-
|2
|Pannikkottoor
|Jaseela Majeed
|UDF
|-
|3
|Moorkhan Kundu
|Chandran K.K
|LDF
|-
|4
|Karukulangara
|Lathika.K.K
|LDF
|-
|5
|Vattapparappoyil
| Mini .V.P
|LDF
|-
|6
|Narikkuni
|LaiLa C.P
|UDF
|-
|7
|Parannur
|Zubaida Koodathankandy
|UDF
|-
|8
|Palolithazham
|Salma Kumbalath
|UDF
|-
|9
|Kalkkudumbu
|C.K.Saleem (President)
|UDF
|-
|10
|Chengottu Poyil
|Sunil Kumar
|UDF
|-
|11
|Nellyerithazham
|Mini Pullankandy (Vice President)
|UDF
|-
|12
|Odupara
|Abdul Majeed T.P
|LDF
|-
|13
|Kavum Poyil
|Moidy Neroth
|UDf
|-
|14
|Kalathil Para
|T.Raju
|LDF
|-
|15
|Kodoli
|Shareena K.K
|UDF
|}

==Important landmarks==

* Government Higher Secondary School, Narikkuni
* Kuttamboor Higher Secondary school
* Narikkuni AUP School
* [[Community health center|Community Health Centre]], Narikkuni
* Naikkuni Bus Stand
* [[State Bank of India]], Narikkuni
* [[Kerala Gramin Bank]], Narikkuni
* Narikkuni KDC Bank
*Nakhashi School of Music (Centre for both the South Indian and North Indian forms of Classical and semi classical music)
* 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 (The only sudarshana temple in Kerala)
* Parannur Mahadeva Temple, Parannur
* Parannur Juma Mashid
* Vadekkandi thazham Juma Masjid
*Baranipara masjid
*Parassery mukku masjid
*Puthiyakavu sree bhaghavathi temple, Palangad

==Suburbs and villages==
* Barani para
* Poyilil
* Punnassery
* Parannur
* Vadekkandithazham
* Eravannur
* Palangad
* Vattapparapoyi

== Notable persons ==
*[[Chandran Veyattummal|Chandran Veyattummal/ Paris Chandran]]
*[[Surabhi Lakshmi]]

== Image Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Nair_Community_Center,_Narikkuni,_Balussery.jpg|NSS Office
File:Narikkuni_Fort._Balussery.jpg|Narikkuni Fort
File:Narikkuni_UP_School,_Balussery.jpg|Narikkuni Upper Primary School
File:Pallayarkkotta_Temple,_Narikkuni._Balussery.jpg|Narikkuni Fort
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{commons category|Balussery}}
{{Kozhikode district}}

[[Category:Thamarassery area]]

{{Kozhikode-geo-stub}}

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