Vatakara (Hindi: वडकरा; also spelled Badagara or Vadakara) is a coastal taluk and municipality town in the Kozhikode district, state of Kerala, India; spread over an area of 21.32 km2. It is the headquarters of Vatakara taluk. This place is erstwhileKadathanadu and was part of North Malabar province of Malabar District, state of Madras during British Raj. Vatakara is the second biggest town in the Kozhikode.
Vadakara Sand Banks:
A small peninsula with the Moorad river on the east and the Arabian Sea on the west is located approximately 3 km towards the south of the town. This area is known as the Sandbanks.
The Peninsula has a building called the Sandbanks Bungalow, which was built by Mr Wilfred Vincent Reilly in the year 1946. This bungalow and the land it stands on was sold on 04 Feb 1966 to Grasim Industries Ltd a company of the Aditya Birla Management Corporation Ltd,and is owned by the company till date. Adjacent to the bungalow is an open area which was previously under lease with Grasim Industries Ltd but was returned to the Government of Kerala in 2002. This area is now developed by the Harbour Dept of Government of Kerala and has been handed over to Vatakara Municipality for maintenance.Construction work of coastal Police Station building is continuing there. Many tourists visit this place for a view of the sunset
Silent Beach
This is an island like beach close to Sand banks, in fact just opposite to it. Still, reaching there takes another 7 km journey.
Transportation:
Railway Station- Vatakara Railway Station is one of the model railway station in India,which has connectivity with all major metros.
Nearest Airport- Calicut International Airport, approx. 60 km away. On completion of proposed Airport at Mattannur, the nearest Airport for Vadakara will be Kannur International Airport.
Road- Vadakara is well connected to other cities by road.The National Highway 66 passes through Vadakara town. NH 66 connects Vadakara to Kozhikode to the south (47 km) and to Kannur to the North (44 km). A preliminary survey is being done for a National Highway connecting Vadakara to Bangalore through Nadapuram.
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