Cheleri

Cheleri
Census Town
Cheleri Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Cheleri Cheleri (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°57′36″N75°24′53″E / 11.9599000°N 75.414740°E / 11.9599000; 75.414740 Coordinates: 11°57′36″N75°24′53″E / 11.9599000°N 75.414740°E / 11.9599000; 75.414740
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Body	Kolachery Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	8.56 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	10,848
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670604
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Nearest city	Kannur
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Taliparamba

Cheleri is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. ^[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Cheleri had a population of 10,848 with 4,873 males and 5,975 females. Cheleri census town spreads over an area of 8.56 km² with 2,150 families residing in it. The sex ratio was 1,226 higher than state average of 1,084. In Cheleri, population of children under 6 years was 12.76%. Cheleri had overall literacy of 94%, higher than national average of 59% and same as state average of 94%. ^[2]

Religion

As of 2011 India census, Cheleri census town had total population of 10,848 which constitute 45.6% Hindus, 53.9% Muslims and 0.5% others. ^[3]

Administration

Cheleri census town is situated in Kolachery Grama Panchayat. It includes localities like Karayapa, Kayyankode, Munderikkadavu, Cheleri Mukkil, Nonheri, Dalil palli, Kappanapparamba, Kayachira, Vaidyar Kandi, Valavil Cheleri etc.

Education

There are two U.P. schools in this village: Cheleri A.U.P. School and Noorul Islam Madrassa U.P. School. The first one is the government-aided. The second one does not receive aid from the government but is recognized by the government. There is only one government school in this village. It is Cheleri Govt. Mopla L.P. School. Cheleri Mopla A.L.P. School, Noonheri A.L.P. School, Karayappa A.L.P. School, and Malot A L.P. School are other schools in this village.

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 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

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 180,181. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
3. "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.