Kodiyathur
Grama Panchayat

Kodiyathoor Grama Panchayat is situated in Kozhikode District, Kozhikode Taluk, under Kunnamangalam Block. The Kodiyathoor Grama Panchayat, which falls within the jurisdiction of Kodiyathoor Village, has an area of 29.81 square kilometres.

The boundaries of the Panchayat are as follows: Karassery and Koodaranji Grama Panchayats to the north; Koodaranji and Oorngattiri (Malappuram) Grama Panchayats to the east; Keezhupparamba and Vazhayoor Grama Panchayats of Malappuram District to the south; and Mukkam, Chathamangalam and Vazhayoor (Malappuram) Grama Panchayats to the west.

Kodiyathoor and Pannikkode Panchayats were formed in 1956 under the Madras Village Act of 1920. The first President of Kodiyathoor Panchayat was K. M. Muhammed Haji, while V. M. Unnimoiyi Sahib served as the President of Pannikkode Panchayat.

Based on the Kerala Panchayat Act, 1960, and the subsequent reorganisation, the present-day Kodiyathoor Panchayat was established in 1963 by incorporating the village areas of Kodiyathoor, Kakkad and Kumaranelloor.

It can also be said that the present Kodiyathoor Panchayat was part of the Pannikkode Amsom, which was under the administration of the Pulavayi princely state.

“Kodiyuthiya Ooru” means “Kodiyathoor”. There are no flags that have not been hoisted here, and there are no schools of thought absent from this land. Kodiyathoor is a place renowned as the “Mecca of Kerala”.

The Kodiyathoor Juma-Ath Mosque is more than 700 years old. Adorned with intricate carvings, the mosque is also one of the oldest historical monuments in the locality.

Kodiyathoor is a village blessed by the confluence of the Chaliyar River, originating from Vellarimala, and the Iruvazhinji River. Kodiyathoor Panchayat is situated at the easternmost part of Kozhikode District, bordering Malappuram District.