Vadakkencherry is a small town in the
Palakkad district, state of
Kerala,
India, which is 40 km. north-east of
Thrissur and the same distance south-west of
Palakkad (Total distance is 80 km. and this is the exact centre of the route). It is under
Alathur Taluk in Palakkad district.
National Highway 47 passes through Vadakkencherry.
Vadakkencherry Vela and "
Eakadesi Villaku] is one of the famous festivals in Kerala. Though the spellings are different, many people confuse Vadakkencherry with
Wadakkancheri of
Thrissur. To avoid confusion, some refer to Vadakkencherry as Alathur-Vadakkencherry or Vadakkencherry-MBR, which is short for
Malabar region. The postal code of Vadakkencherry is 678683. Vadakkancherry is surrounded by other locales such as
Puducode,
Kannambra, Manjapra,
Mudappallur,
Kizhakkancherry, Konnanchery and Ayakkad.