Cheruvathur is a Village in the Kasaragod district, located in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is located 58 km from the district headquarters, Kasaragod town. Cheruvathur has a railway station and a small bus stand. It is situated on National Highway 17 (NH 17) between Payyanur and Nileshwaram.
The name comes from "cheriya pathu ooru" (means ten small places). In 2010, the authorities decided to rename the town as Kuttamath Nagar after the poet Kuttamath.
With the ruins of a Dutch Fort on the Veeramala hills as the main attraction, Cheruvathur is located in Kasargod District and is around 10 km south of Nileswaram.
National Highway 17 passes a few kilometers east of the village. Cheruvathur Railway Station is on the Nileswaram-Payyanur line. Cheruvathur is a city in southern Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 25 km from the district headquarters, Kasaragod town.
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