Karinkuzhi

Karinkuzhi
Village
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	91 498
Vehicle registration	IND - KL
Nearest city	Kannur
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasaragod

Karinkuzhi (Kari = Char, Kuzhi = Pit, The name is originated from a story about Daksha 'The Emperor' and Lord Shiva. ) is a village located on the southern side of Karinkuzhi river on the Vellur-Padiyottuchal-Pulingome road in Kannur District, Kerala, in India.

Karinkuzhi is bordered by Kankol (north), Alakkad (east), Echilamvayal (south), and Vellur-theru on west. Karinkuzhi is about 4 km north of Payyanur Municipal center. 110 KV Electric Substation and Western India Polymer are the two industrial organizations in this area.

Karinkuzhi is primarily an agricultural area and it was selected as one of the ‘Ela’s during the great green revolution. The dam across the Karinkuzhi river helped the growth of agricultural activities.

Karinkuzhi once had one of the best and largest play ground in Payyanur area. Till 1970 most of the school and district athletic meets were held here. In 1970’s the Kerala government converted this all season and beautiful playground into an electric substation.