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'''Konikkallu''' is a village in [[Anakkayam]] Panchayat, [[Eranad]] Taluk, [[Malappuram district]], [[Kerala]] state, India.<br />
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==Location==<br />
[[File:Konikkallu.jpg|thumb|Konikkallu]]<br />
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Konikkallu is about 5&nbsp;km away from Manjeri and near to Pappinippara. Konikkallu is a small village area, with agriculture the predominant means for livelihood. Valavu bust stop in the Manjeri-pokoottoor road is the main bus stop. A small bus route operates between Manjeri and Malappuram via Valavu- Vadekkemuri-Anakkayam pass through Konnikkallu.<br />
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The hamlet is predominantly occupied by people from the Muslim community, intermingled with a small Hindu population.<br />
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==Culture==<br />
Konikkallu village is a predominantly Muslim populated area. Hindus exist in comparatively smaller numbers. So the culture of the locality is based upon Muslim traditions. [[Duff muttu|Duff Muttu]], [[Kolkali]] and [[Aravana]]muttu are common folk arts of this locality. There are many libraries attached to mosques giving a rich source of Islamic studies. Most of the books are written in [[Arabi Malayalam|Arabi-Malayalam]] which is a version of the [[Malayalam]] language written in [[Arabic script]]. People gather in mosques for the evening prayer and continue to sit there after the prayers discussing social and cultural issues. Business and family issues are also sorted out during these evening meetings. The Hindu minority of this area keeps their rich traditions by celebrating various festivals in their temples. Hindu rituals are done here with a regular devotion like other parts of Kerala.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malappuram.net/art-and-culture.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-07-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401052519/http://malappuram.net/art-and-culture.htm |archivedate=2016-04-01 }}</ref><br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Konikkallu village connects to other parts of India through [[Manjeri]] town. National highway No.66 passes through [[Parappanangadi]] and the northern stretch connects to [[Goa]] and [[Mumbai]]. The southern stretch connects to [[Cochin]] and [[Trivandrum]]. National Highway No.966 connects to [[Palakkad]] and [[Coimbatore]]. The nearest airport is at [[Kozhikode Airport|Kozhikode]]. The nearest major railway station is at [[Tirur]].<br />
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==External links==<br />
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