Kolachery | |
|---|---|
  Kolachery Location in Kerala, India  Kolachery Kolachery (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′25″N 75°24′30″E / 11.9737°N 75.4083°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Taliparamba |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Kolachery Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,095 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670601 |
| Nearest city | Kannur |
Kolachery is a census town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala state, India. Kolachery is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north east of Kannur city.
Local administration
Kolachery Grama Panchayat was formed by merging two villages (viz) Kolachery census town & Cheleri village. It belongs to Edakkad Block and politically part of Taliparamba Assembly constituency under Kannur Loksabha constituency.[2][3] The panchayat got the award for the best panchayath in the district in 2015.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Kolacherry had a population of 17,095 with 7,847 males and 9,248 females. Kolachery census town spreads over an area of 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) with 3,307 families residing in it. The sex ratio was 1,178 higher than state average of 1,084. In Kolachery, population of children under 6 years was 13.2%. Kolachery had overall literacy of 93% higher than national average of 59% and lower than state average of 94%.[4][5]
Religion
As of 2011 Indian census, Kolachery census town had population of 17,095 which constitute 47% Hindus, 52.6% Muslims and 0.4% others.[6]
Suburbs
Karinkalkuzhi, Kolacherimukku, Kambil, Pampuruthi, Patyam, Chelerimukku, Pallipparamba,
Transportation
The national highway passes through Valapattanam town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mattanur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.
References
- ↑ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ↑ "കൊളച്ചേരി ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Kolachery Grama Panchayat)".
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ↑ "Census of India 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 180,181. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.