Dharmadam is a village in Kannur district of Kerala, India. It is surrounded by the Anjarakandy river on three sides and by the Arabian sea on the fourth side.

General Information

Panchayat Name         : Dharmadam
                                     Gramapanchayat
Taluk                           : Thalassery
District                         : Kannur
Assembly constituency: Thalassery
Area                            : 10.68 sq.km.
Wards                         : 14 Nos.

Panchayat President   : Sreeja
   Vice President          : C. Bhaskaran

BORDERS

North  : Arabian Sea
South : Anjarakandy River
East   : Anjarakandy River
West  : Anjarakandy River, Arabian sea

Population    : 29,169
                       (According to 2001 Census)
      Men        : 47.17%
      Women   : 52.83%

Literacy         : 100%

Nearest Towns/Railway stations: 

Dharmadam      
Kannur      - 15 KM. 
Thalassery -  5 KM.  

Nearest Airport:

Karipur International Airport - 100 KM



On 18th November 2002, Honourable Excellency The President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, launched Akshaya, an initiative powerful enough to transform the lives of 65 lakhs in the state. Under this project, one person in every family in Kerala will be familiarized with the basic use of computer and empowered to access innumerable services that Information and Communication Technology offers. Dharmadam setup 2 Akshaya centres to become the part of this project.

There are 5 public libraries and 9 reading rooms available in this village.

There is one Industrial Estate situated in Palayad, Dharmadam. Around 39 Small Scale Industries running in this estate. Apart from this there are number of other small industrial units located in Dharmadam. Ice factory, printing press, matchbox company, die making, milk products production, textile industry etc. are among them.