Chapel&Shrine Vengalode St Alphonsa Church Vatiamthode St Mary's shrine Vatiamthode St Mary's Church Mattara A mosque Nuchiayad A mosque Karimakayam St Sebastian's Forana Church Nellicampoil Arohanam marathoma church Arabi Geography Ulikkal is a hilly village on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state. Economy Ulikkal Panchayat is mainly an agrarian economy. The major crops are Rubber, Cashew, Coconut and Areca nut here. Ulikkal was one of the Panchayats in Kannur district that were severely affected by 2018 Kerala floods which caused heavy economic loss for the farmers. 12 hectares of cropped area (mostly rubber and cashew) was destroyed by strong winds. The main affected areas in the Panchayat were in the side slope of midlands (43 m) and mid-highlands (178 m) like Kalanki, Kolithatt, Vayathur, Arabikulam and Kokkad. Educational institutions Government Higher Secondary school, Ulikkal Floweret English Medium School, 1 km from Ulikkal at AKG Nagar St. Thomas High School, Manikkadavu St. Joseph High School, Arabi There are many primary schools nearby Ulikkal, mainly the ones at Vayathur, Arabi, Mattara, Nuchiyad, Nellickampoyil and Perumballi, as well as the GLPS Puravayal and Sharada Vilasam AUP School Parikkalam. Transportation Kerala State Highway SH 59 passes through Ulikkal town which connects nearby towns and villages in the hilly terrains of Kannur district. Taluk HQ Iritty is away. The road to the east of Ulikkal connects to Mysore and Bangalore. National Highway NH 66 passes through Taliparamba town of 43 km away. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Shoranur-Mangalore section line. The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport 27 km away. Thalassery, Kannur and Taliparamba are equidistant from Ulikkal. References Villages near Iritty st:Mary's Church Mattara