Pookkottur village is one of the many villages that dot the periphery of Malappuram town.It is very near to Nilambur. It is prominent as the centre of Moplah Rebellion of 1921 that shook the British Administration in the erstwhile Malabar District of Madras Province. Now it is a Village under the Eranad Taluk.POOKKOTTUR village consisits the following regionl areas or wards auto rikshaw services are available to all the places between the town. This small town pookkottur is on National Highway 213. there is a state road from pookkottur town to manjeri.

Cheenikkal

Cheenikkal is beautiful village in Pookkottur Panchayath of Malapuuram..

It is adorned by several greeny areas ..
And more over Cheenikkal is Historically important place.. A lot of people from Cheenikkal had participated in Pookkottur war.
Economically it is based on Gulf money .. No big industries here..