# Dark stores in Kozhikode: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 31 quick-commerce dark stores in Kozhikode: Blinkit 9, Flipkart Minutes 7, Swiggy Instamart 7, JioMart 6, BigBasket 1 and Zepto 1. Kozhikode ranks 68 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 9% of the stores Rewalto counts in Kerala.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 31; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 68 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,740 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 6: Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket, Zepto |
| Apps not found here | DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 20; most stores: Chevayur (5), Karaparamba (2), Nadakkavu (2) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 9 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 7 |
| Swiggy Instamart | 7 |
| JioMart | 6 |
| BigBasket | 1 |
| Zepto | 1 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chevayur | 5 | BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart, Swiggy Instamart |
| Karaparamba | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Nadakkavu | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Nit Calicut | 2 | Blinkit, Swiggy Instamart |
| Puthiyara | 2 | Flipkart Minutes, JioMart |
| Azhchavattam | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Chalapuram | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Eranhipalam | 1 | JioMart |
| Kallaikozhikode | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Koottuli | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Kozhikode Municipal Corporation - Cheruvannur Nallalam Zone | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Kunnamangalam | 1 | JioMart |
| Malaparamba | 1 | Blinkit |
| Meenchanda | 1 | Blinkit |
| Nadakkave | 1 | Zepto |
| Nallalam | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Perampra | 1 | JioMart |
| Poovangal | 1 | Swiggy Instamart |
| Thadampattuthazham | 1 | Blinkit |
| Ummalathoor | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit and Flipkart Minutes are close in Kozhikode: 9 and 7 stores.
- Swiggy Instamart holds 23% of the stores here, against 10% across India.
- No DMart store was found in Kozhikode in our checks.
- 20 named areas have at least one store. Chevayur (5), Karaparamba (2) and Nadakkavu (2) have the most, 29% of the city's stores together.
- Chevayur is served by 5 apps: BigBasket, Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, JioMart and Swiggy Instamart.
- 3 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Kozhikode holds 9% of the 360 stores Rewalto counts in 23 Kerala cities, the 4th most in the state.
- Across the state that is 1.2 stores per 100,000 people living in Kerala's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 29.5 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- Across Kerala, JioMart has the most stores (144); in Kozhikode it is Blinkit.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Thrissur (94 km, 39 stores), Palakkad (109 km, 19 stores) and Coimbatore (132 km, 105 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Kozhikode?

31, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 6 apps.

### Which app has the most dark stores in Kozhikode?

Blinkit, with 9 stores, then Flipkart Minutes with 7 and Swiggy Instamart with 7 (31 Oct 2026).

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Kozhikode?

Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes, Swiggy Instamart, JioMart, BigBasket and Zepto. We found no DMart store in Kozhikode in our checks.

### Which areas of Kozhikode have the most dark stores?

Chevayur (5), Karaparamba (2) and Nadakkavu (2), out of 20 named areas with a store.

### How many dark stores are there in Kerala?

360, in 23 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Kozhikode has 31 of them.

### How does Kozhikode compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 68 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,740 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

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