Thazhe Chovva is a small town on
National Highway 66 between
Kannur and
Thalassery. It is approx 4 km from
Kannur towards south. The nearest Railway station is
Kannur South railway station which is about a kilometer from the Thazhe chovva market. Chala-Nadal bypass road which links Thazhe Chovva with Nadal and
Chala opened in 2001. This bypass is relatively a straight road saves time by avoiding Chovva railway crossing and the Nadal railway crossing on National Highway 66. The famous
The Cannanore Co-operative spinning mills which employees hundreds people for decades is situated in this town.
Chovva Juma Masjid on NH 66 and
Sree Muthappan Temple at Charapuram (about a kilometre from Thazhe Chovva on the Thillanur Road) are the two main places of worship in Chovva. The
Kottungal Kavvu on S.N college road is another place of worship which has yearly festivals with the traditional Muthappan
Theyyam.
Muthu Mariyamman Kovil &
Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Kovil are other two famous devi kshetram (Temple) for
navaratri festivities situated near railway gate on S.N.college road. ''Masjid Da'awa
(Thanke Kunnu Road) and Hamza Palli'' (Elayavoor Road) are other two mosques in here. Thazhe Chovva is also a home of small community settlements from Andhra Pradesh (Erumakkudi) and Tamil Nadu (Labbatheru). There is a small river with a bridge that flows through the town locally known as
Chovva Thodu or
Kaanaam River and merges to
Arabian Sea . The only fish market available in Chovva situated near chovva thodu. The major roads branches from this town are City Road (leads to City through Thayyil), Kappad Road (leads to Anjarakandi through Kappad), Elayavoor Road and Thanke Kunnu Road (leads to Attadappa) One of the oldest reading room and library in Kannur situated in Thazhe Chovva Tezhukkil Peedika. Chovva Govt. LP School and Gowri Vilasam UP School are institutions provide primary education to local students. SN College is hardly 1 km from Thazhe Chovva main bus stop. == Location ==