Koorachundu

Koorachundu/Koorachund(കൂരാച്ചുണ്ട്) is a village towards the north east of Kozhikode district of Kerala in India. This place is about 38 km from Kozhikkode city and lies in between the famous tourist spot Peruvannamuzhi and the hydro electric power generator station at Kakkayam in the Western Ghats. The Pervannamuzhi - Kakkayam reservoir area in the Koorachundu village is an ideal tourist spot for people who love interior India away from the bustle of traffic and crowd. Award winning coconut groves and spice gardens add beauty to the idyllic surrounding. Koorachundu town, with about a couple hundred shops, is the commercial center in the region:local handicraft items and high quality spices are the trademark of the town. Koorachund is known to the outside world for its famous struggle against the products of multinational corporations and its effort to conscientize people about consuming local products and manufacturing products utilizing locally grown items.