Kozhikode: water safety, incidents and help

From the Wikivoyage guide to Kozhikode, written by travellers. Quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0; source: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kozhikode, fetched 2026-11-15.

Get around

• Buses charge ₹8.00 for 5 km.
• City buses are green-coloured here and they are very punctual and cheap. All the city buses originate and terminate in the Mananchira Pond area. Buses going to Pavangad, Elathur, Nadakkavu areas originate from the Head Post Office side of Mananchira. Buses going to Medical College and Mavoor Road stop at the Income Tax side of Mananchira. Buses going to Feroke, Kallayi and Beypore stop at the Girls School side of Mananchira.
• Buses are very infrequent to the beach area. You have to walk the 2-km distance or take an auto-rickshaw.
• Private buses originate from the 11.25817375.7863851 New Bus Stand on Mavoor Road (1 km). Private buses to nearby villages originate from the old Bus Stand at Palayam (1 km).
• Government buses originate from the 11.25925775.7824522 KSRTC Bus Station on Mavoor road. This modern bus station has traveller amenities. Parking is provided for 270 cars. They have slow-moving, low-floor, air-conditioned buses to nearby towns. You can make use of these buses for travelling inside the city.
• Bus numbers for green city buses:
• Karuvan Thuruthy River. 213
• The usual charge is ₹30 for every km.
• Taxis, ☏ +91 495 2306023. Air conditioned taxis are available at ₹1,000 for a day. Look for them at the Railway Station or Mananchira area. (updated Mar 2020)
• Because the weather is hot throughout the year and the humidity quite high, an air conditioned vehicle is more pleasant here. Uber- and Ola-like call taxis are also available.
• There are many rental companies offering cars with drivers or self-drive. Traffic blocks exceeding one hour are common. Keep away from Kallayi Road and Wayanad Road as traffic is heavy and dead-slow.
• There are not many sidewalks in town, still it is possible to walk almost everywhere near the roadway. There is a 11.24862775.780223 bridge with a sidewalk north of the train station. And there is a 11.242275.7833964 bridge without sidewalks south of the train station. On the latter is just enough space to walk between the solid line of the road and the railing. It is better to walk on the right side here. The long beach road from Beypore to Kothi Bridge is a peaceful area to walk.

See

• 11.2927775.778411 Art Gallery (1 km). Near Town Hall. (updated Apr 2015)
• CVN Kalari, a traditional Kalarippayattu institution for martial arts and marma chikitsa practiced and performed since 1945, Nadakkavu, Kozhikode.
• 11.33333375.7333332 Elathur, Beautiful riverside village with an estuary (12 km). Vallikkattu Kavu is a 27-acre sacred grove in a swamp at Edakkara near Elathur. You can see monkeys, peacocks, wild boars, porcupines, wild hens, different kinds of butterflies and many species of orchids here. There is a species of herb here which has leaves in the shape of butterflies. (updated Apr 2015)
• 11.244975.775853 Mananchira (near the Railway Station). A sprawling park with many beautiful statues. Entrance is free but the gate is open only after 2P.M There are many historic buildings like the Commonwealth Company near the park. There is a circular mosque called 'Pattala Pally' on the southern side of the park. You can also have a walk into the crowded 'Mittayi Theruvu' shopping zone on the southern side of the park. The town hall, the art gallery and the crown theatre are on the western side of the pond. The Basel Evangelical Mission and Girls School are on the eastern side of the park. The park has 250 colonial-style lamps posts, an artificial stream, a musical fountain, a music stage and an open air theater. The public library near the park has a huge collection of Malayalam and English books. (updated Apr 2015)
• 11.2686975.792744 Sarovaram Biopark, Near Baby Hospital (2 km). 7 mangrove species, 29 mangrove associates and fauna ranging from protozoa to Otter. It is also a congenial habitat for 20 types of water birds. The area is 200 acres containing canal walkways, boating facilities, an Otter Park and a Butterfly Park. The outers section is beautifully tiled and lighted. It is a popular hangout of college couples. The inner section is undeveloped mangrove forest with walking tracks. The entrance ticket is ₹10 for the outer tiled section and additional ₹10 for the inner forest section. (updated May 2015)
• 11.27309975.8173515 KIRTADS Museum, Chevarambalam. Tribal Research Station maintained by the government. (updated Mar 2026) [dead link]
• 11.29256475.7780526 Krishna Menon Museum & Art Gallery, East Hill (4 km). closed on Mondays. Ideal place for students of Indian history. (updated Mar 2026)
• 11.29359475.7780627 Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum. closed Mon. Copies of megalithic monuments. (updated Mar 2026)
• 11.26325875.7856658 Regional Science Centre and Planetarium, Calicut, Jaffer Khan colony (near new bus station). Regular shows are available only in the forenoons when busloads of schoolchildren arrive from adjoining towns. (updated Mar 2026)
• 11.24769275.7867789 Mishkal Mosque, Kuttichira (2 km). 600-year-old structure. Beautiful pond surrounded by several old buildings. The mosque is very photogenic only when you look from the other side of the pond. This four level mosque is built mostly of wood. The mosque has no cupolas or minarets and looks like a Hindu temple. Maybe, Kerala’s temple architecture influenced the architecture of old mosques in Kerala which have gopuram-style entrance arches and no minarets. Non-Muslims need a special permission to enter the mosque. (updated Mar 2026)
• Gotheshwaram Beach Temple, Marad Beach (4 km). You can also visit nearby beach villages like Chakkum Kadavu, Kayyadi Thodu, Payyanakkal, Kayyadithode, Naduvattom, West Mahi, Thampi Road, andJhansi Village (updated May 2015)
• Jain Derasar. There are 2 temples inside the temple complex of which one is over 2500 years old and has 1000 pillars.
• Kizhakke Murikkunnu Bhagavathy Temple, V.K.Krishna Menon Road, Kallayi (5 km). The temple is on a beautiful hillock near an upmarket residential area, a pristine pond, green lawns and the scenic hilltop school. (updated May 2015)
• Narakath Bhagavathy Temple, Near Kerala Kaumudhi newspaper, Thondayad (3 km). A silent place in the middle of the city. (updated Jun 2015)
• Nochipra Shree Bhagavathy Kshetram (Temple), on People's Road, Near Indian Express Newspaper, West Hill, with almost 950-year-old Bhuvaneshwari Devi family temple.
• Shiva Temple, Thiruvannur (3 km). This ancient and beautiful Siva temple has an apsidal garbhagriha, decorated with typical Chola pillars and pilasters, panjaras and vyalimukhas. The central shrine has escaped any repair or change and is relatively well preserved. (updated Jun 2015)
• Sri Kandeshwaram Temple, Opp. New Bus Station (1 km). (updated Jun 2015)
• 11.2485675.7871110 Thali Temple, Palayam (1 km). Beautiful 14th-century temple and a second temple near a very big pond and vegetable market. The temple walls are elephant-shaped. (updated Apr 2015)
• Thrikaipetta Subramanya Temple, Ponnenkottu Kunnu (opposite Cyberpark, Palazhy). 1,400-year-old temple. Now being renovated. (updated Dec 2015)