Mankavu
Mankavu is a suburb of Kozhikode, in Kerala, India.
Mankavu is a suburb of Kozhikode, in Kerala, India. It is known as the site of the Zamorin's kovilakam and it is called Mankavu Padinhare Kovilakam. Mankavu derives its name from the Zamorin's Mango Orchard that was in the area some historic records says that earlier was known as "Manavikraman kavu" and got shortened into "Mankave". The community is primarily residential, and is a common residential location for students from the local Zamorin's Guruvayurappan College. Krishna Varma and Ravi Varma, famous rebels of Calicut were born and brought up in Mankavu.
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Worth seeing in and around Mankavu
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Roman Catholic Diocese of Calicut
The Archdiocese of Calicut ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical province or metropolitan archdiocese in India. It depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
3.7 km · diocese of the Catholic Church in India · Wikipedia - 02Shahre Mubarak Grand Masjid
The Jamiul Futuh, officially known as the Jāmi'ul Futūh, and also known as The Indian Grand Masjid and the Shahre Mubarak Grand Mosque, is a Shafi‘i Sunni mosque, located in Markaz Knowledge City, in the Kozhikode district of the state of Kerala, in the south of India. It is the largest mosque in Kerala and can accommodate up to 25,000 worshippers.
300 m · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 03Mananchira
Mananchira is a man-made freshwater pond situated in the centre of the city of Kozhikode in Kerala, southern India. The pond is 3.49 acres in area, is rectangular in shape and is fed by a natural spring.
3.2 km · lake in India · Wikipedia - 04Mishkal Mosque
The Mishkal Mosque, also spelled Mithqal Mosque is a Šāfiʿī mosque located in Calicut on Malabar Coast, in the state of Kerala, India. The mosque, one of the few surviving medieval mosques in Kerala, is regarded as an important cultural, historical and architectural monument of Kerala.
2.2 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 05Muchundi Mosque
The Muchundi Mosque, also known as the Muccunti Palli, and formerly known as the Muchiyan/Machinde/Muchandi Palli, is a Šāfiʿī mosque, located at Kuttichira, in the Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. Kuttichira is the medieval Muslim quarter in the city of Calicut.
3 km · mosque in India · Wikipedia - 06EMS Stadium
The EMS Stadium, located in Kozhikode, Kerala, India, is a multi-purpose stadium primarily used for football matches. The stadium is home to the I-League club Gokulam Kerala.
2.9 km · multi-purpose stadium in Kozhikode · Wikipedia - 07Thali Mahadeva temple, Kozhikode
Tali Shiva Temple or Tali Mahakshetram is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, situated in the heart of the Kozhikode city, Kerala. The temple was built in the 14th century by Zamorin of Calicut.
2.1 km · 12th century Shiva temple complex · Wikipedia - 08Azhakodi Devi Temple
Azhakodi Devi Temple or Azhakodi Devi Mahakshethram is a Hindu temple located in Thiruthiyad, Kozhikode District, Kerala, South India. It is one of the famous Devi temples, situated hardly 1.5 km away from the Mofussil Bus stand and 2.5 km from the KSRTC Bus stand, the area still retains the beauty and charm of un-spoilt rural settings within the heart of the Kozhikode city.
3.3 km · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia - 09Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute for Plant Sciences
Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute of Plant Sciences is a botanical garden located in Olavanna Grampanchayat, Kozhikode District, Kerala, India. Considering aquatic plant species, it is one of the leading botanical gardens in India.
2.5 km · Indian botanical garden · Wikipedia - 10Thalikkunu Shiva Temple
Thalikkunu Shiva Temple dedicated to Shiva, is situated in Mankave, Kozhikode, Kerala, India.
600 m · Hindu temple in Kerala, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Mankavu
- Airports
- Calicut (CCJ), 20 km · Kannur (CNN), 81 km · Coimbatore (CJB), 137 km
- Stations
- Kozhikode Railway Station, 2.8 km
- Kannur → Mankavu86 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · ₹630–790
- Coimbatore → Mankavu42 km · quickest by road, 1h 6m · ₹325–405
- Kochi → Mankavu103 km · quickest by road, 3h 25m · ₹920–1,150
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Mankavu
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Mankavu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundAutorickshaws are the popular option here because they charge only ₹15 per km.
- Get aroundMinibuses are a little more popular because of their friendly attitude to the passengers but they are available only in the cities.
- Get aroundAir-conditioned cars and jeeps are also available at ₹1,000 for one day's contract.
From Wikivoyage: Kozhikode District, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-03.
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Next door to Mankavu
Mankavu is 3 km from Kozhikode, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Kozhikodecity in Kerala, India2.8 km
- Kozhikode districtdistrict of Kerala, India4 km
- Kunnummal Grama PanchayatGram Panchayat in Kozhikode district of Kerala, India3.5 km
- Thekkepuramneighborhood in Kozhikode2.8 km
- Payyanakkalvillage in Kerala, India2.5 km
- Mavoor Roadcity district in Kerala, India3.4 km