About Village
There is also a derived fable that the village of Arikkulam was initially called as Harikulam .Hari meaning Lord Vishnu and kulam meaning pool together meaning Lord Vishnus pool . This may be the reason why the village has a temple devoted the formerly mentioned lord Areekkunnath Vishnu Templ. Another local temple of this area is the Oravingal Bhagavathi temple. Arikkulam is 9 km distance from Sub District HeadQuarter Quilandy and it is 34 km distance from District HeadQuarter Kozhikode. Nearest Town is Quilandy in 9 km Distance .
Demography
Total Population : 18,378 Male : 8,651 Female : 9,727
Geography
Nearest Railway Station - Koyilandy Railway station. Nearest Airport- Calicut Airport, approx. 50 km away. Road- Arikkulam is well connected by road as the National Highway 17 passes through the nearest town Koyilandy.