Kallayi River
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Kallayi River is one of the rivers in Kerala
, India
. It originates in Cherikkulathur in the Western Ghats
at an altitude of 45 m and is 40 km long. It is linked to the Chaliyar River
by a man-made canal on the south side of the small timber village of Kallayi
lying on its banks.
Its basin is located in the Kozhikode District
.
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....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It originates in Cherikkulathur in the Western Ghats
Western Ghats
The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...
at an altitude of 45 m and is 40 km long. It is linked to the Chaliyar River
Chaliyar River
Chaliyar is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Beypore River as it nears the sea...
by a man-made canal on the south side of the small timber village of Kallayi
Kallayi
Kallayi is a small village on the banks of Kallayi River which links with the Chaliyar river on the south by a man-made canain. It is in the Kozhikode district of Kerala in south India...
lying on its banks.
Its basin is located in the Kozhikode District
Kozhikode district
Kozhikode District , formerly Calicut, is a district of Kerala state, situated on the southwest coast of India. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The district is 38.25% urbanised...
.