Kakkad is a suburb of Kannur Town in Kannur

Kannur

Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...

 district of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

 state, south India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. It is 4 km from Kannur town.
Cannanore Spinning and Weaving Mill is situated in Kakkad.

Schools

Korjan U P School is one of the oldest schools in Kannur district. Korjan school shows its excellence in both academic and extra curricular activities. Apart from this, the following are some of the schools in Kakkad

• Puzhathi North UP school
• Puzhathi High school
• Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan
• Amritha Vidyalaya
• Kohinoor Plywood