List of Localities in calicut

Nestled in god’s own country, Calicut is the third-largest city in Kerala and a part of the second-largest urban agglomeration in the state. The port city spread along the Malabar Coast has often been called the city of spices for its crucial role as a trading point for eastern spices.

The city played a vital role in trade and commerce throughout history and continues to do so even today. Formerly the empire of the Zamorins, the Calicut of today is an important domestic and international trade center.

Vasco da Gama arrived here in 1498, making the seaport the world’s gateway to Kerala.

The most recent title given to Calicut is the city of sculptures because of the several sculptures scattered around the city. The city with its rich past has now evolved into a thriving modern city with good connectivity and a bustling economy.

Stats and Facts

• Calicut has a population of 30,86,293 according to the provisional reports of the 2011 census.
• The sex ratio is an impressive 1098 per 1000 males. The child sex ratio is 969 per 1000 boys as per the census 2011 reports.
• The average literacy rate in Calicut is 95.08%, of which female literacy is 92.99% and male 97.42%.
• The name Calicut is the anglicized version of Kalikut or Kozhikode, which is the official name of the city.
• Calicut emerged as the 11th best Tier-II city in India for employment creation in a study carried out by ASSOCHAM.
• Calicut is the second-best city to live in, according to a study based on residences, earnings, and investments that was conducted by Indicus Analytics.
• The city is known for its timber industry, boat-building yard and historic monuments.
• Malayalam journalism is a vital part of Calicut’s history. Popular publications like Mathrubhumi, Desabhimani and Madhyamam originated here.

Primary Sector and Port-Related Activities

• Agriculture is still a large contributor to the city’s economy. The city is the center for commodities like rubber, coffee, pepper, coconut, lemon grass oil and more.
• Fishing is the primary occupation of those living along the coast in Calicut. Easy availability of brackish water makes the region ideal for shrimp farming.
• The Dairy Development Department encourages milk production through programs like the Fodder Development Program where materials are given at subsidized rates to farmers.
• Timber is another major industry in the region. Like agriculture, the large timber yards in the region make a significant contribution to the city’s economy.
• Beypore Port is the second-biggest port after Kochi and deals with most of the trade traffic. There are also marine processing units with major fish landing centers here.
• Other industries include film production, spice trade and silk production and traditional industries like handloom, coir, cashews, bricks and tiles, handicrafts, coconut and areca nut.
• Besides this, emerging sectors in the city are the tourism and IT sector. The first SEZ in the Malabar region was Cyberpark, Kozhikode. It serves as the center for Cyberparks at Kannur and Kasaragod.

Connectivity

• Calicut International Airport caters to Calicut and Malappuram’s flight needs and is the seventh busiest airport in India. It is 23 km away from Kozhikode town in Karipur and has flights to Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, UAE, and other important international and domestic destinations every day. The airport has the second-highest aircraft traffic out of 17 international airports in India.
• Calicut Railway Station is well connected to major cities like Chennai, Mangalore, Bengaluru, and Calcutta. There are express trains to Mumbai and New Delhi and plenty of trains connecting the city within the state.
• Calicut has a widespread network of national highways, state highways, district roads, and village roads. It is accessible by road from Bengaluru, Mangalore, Kanyakumari, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Waynad, and Coimbatore. NH-17, NH-121, and NH-213 are the main national highways here and SH-28, SH-29, SH-54, SH-68, and SH-34 are the state highways.
• Kozhikode Port and Beypore Port fulfill the foreign and coastal trade transport needs of Calicut.
• Kerala State Road Transport Corporation provides interstate and intrastate bus services. Private agencies serve the city, and luxury buses are available from major Indian cities. Auto-rickshaws are also available for local transport.

Calicut Civic Administration

• The Kozhikode Corporation takes care of the civic administration for the 75 wards in the city, headed by a mayor. The wards are headed by councilors who are re-elected every five years.
• The CalicutDevelopment Authority (CDA) was revived in 2012 to take care of urban development and infrastructure in the city.
• Kozhikode district belongs to two parliamentary constituencies, Vadakara and Kozhikode, and 12 assembly constituencies. The district is made of 1 revenue division, 3 taluks, 12 blocks, 77 panchayats, and 117 villages. The corporation is divided into 39 survey wards to make revenue collection easier.
• The Kozhikode City Police is divided into Kozhikode North and South to handle law and order, and administration. Kozhikode Rural Police takes care of the rural regions of the district. Beypore also has a coastal police station now.

Calicut Infrastructure

Calicut will become the first city in south India to get a monorail. Civic amenities and industrial infrastructure are also being improved by various organizations.

The Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project (KSUDP) is responsible for many of the civic infrastructure improvements in Calicut and the whole state. The Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KINFRA) has two upcoming projects in Calicut, the KINFRA Marina Park and KINFRA Advanced Technology Park.

National Institute of Technology, Calicut; Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode; Indian Institute of Spices Research; and Western Ghats Field Research Station are just some of the reputed institutes in the region. The University of Calicut is the biggest university in the state and the second to be established in Kerala.

Infrastructure Projects

Name Of The Project	Impact Areas	Expected Completion Date	Remarks
Monorail Project	MC Hostel to Meenchanda Corridor	Under Development	The project is currently in its implementation stage and will connect through the existing railway station.
Beypore Port Development Project	Beypore	Under Development	A 4.8-crore project that will give the Beypore Port and Vizhinjam Harbor modern facilities. Most of the money will be used to build a fire-fighting system and install reach stackers for the movement of cargo containers from the wharf to the stacking area.
Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project	Kozhikode	Under Development	KSUDP, supported by the Asian Development Bank, aims to improve civic services and urban infrastructure like water supply, sewage and sanitation, solid waste management, and roads.
Sarovaram	Canoly Canal and nearby regions	Completed	Previously called Dream City, Sarovaram is a project by the Kerala Tourism Department to promote eco-tourism. The project focuses on conserving the wetlands, mangrove forests, and bird habitats.
Kuttiyadi Coconut Industrial Park	Velom Village	Under Development	The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation is promoting coconut-based units in the region by providing high quality facilities for them. The park will cover 115 acres and lie at the center of coconut cultivation in Kerala.

Calicut Real Estate Market

• Around 2008, Calicut’s realty market experienced a sudden rise in construction activities. The Calicut IT Initiative was formed comprising citizens, institutions, builders, the chamber of commerce and government representatives to bring investment into the city.
• The commercial realty market is also getting expensive with various developers and large companies moving in to the city. The Aditya Birla Group plans to build a satellite city near Calicut, in Mavoor. International companies are also setting up townships and IT centers here.
• The expansion of the airport, proposed monorail, and growth of the IT sector have convinced real estate developers that the city is soon to become a great place to buy property in Kozhikode.

Key Localities in Calicut

Localities	Per Sq. Ft. Price – Q3 2013	Rent Per Month For A 2 BHK Apartment in Kozhikode (approx.) (Figures in 1000 rupees)
Sarovaram	2,571	6.4	9.6
MLA Road	2,434	6	9.5
Engapuzha	3,034	6.8	12
Nadakkavu	2,728	5.8	11.3

Charges by Different Government Bodies

Property Registration

Stamp Duty on the market value of the property:

i. 7% in Corporation areas

ii. 6% in municipality, township and cantonment areas

iii. 5% in gram panchayat areas

Registration Fee: 2% of the property value

Kerala State Electricity Board

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) transmits, distributes and supplies electricity to most of Kerala including Calicut. The KSEB has a diesel power plant and IT development team in Kozhikode. The board is known for having the most affordable electricity charges in India.

Electricity Tariff

Fixed Charges*	Single Phase: Rs. 20 per consumer per month Three Phase : Rs. 60 per consumer per month
Energy Charges	0-40 units	150 paise per unit
	41-80 units	240 paise per unit
	81-120 units	290 paise per unit
	121-150 units	360 paise per unit
	151-200 units	480 paise per unit
	201-300 units	600 paise per unit
	301-500 units	750 paise per unit
	Above 500 units	650 paise for all units

* Fixed charges shall not be applicable for single-phase consumers having an average consumption of 40 units or below for the previous six months.

Kerala Water Authority

The Kerala Water Authority supplies water to the city of Calicut. It manages 179 rural water supply schemes and two urban water supply schemes in Kozhikode. The Calicut Water Supply Scheme’s total production capacity is 65.25 MLD. It is being modified to increase by 18 MLD.

Water Tariff

Consumption Level (in KL)	Tariff (in Rs.)
0 – 5	20
5 – 10	24
10 – 20	45
20 – 30	96
30 – 50	164
Above 50	455

Property Tax E-Payment Facility

The government of Kerala has streamlined the payment of property tax by land owners through this facility. More citizen services are being modernized by the state government.