Eruvessi

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Eruvessi
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Eruvessi
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Eruvessi
Eruvessi (India)
Coordinates: 12°3′0″N75°33′0″E / 12.05000°N 75.55000°E / 12.05000; 75.55000
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Government
  Type Panchayati raj (India)
  BodyEruvessy Grama Panchayat
Area
  Total
49.08 km2 (18.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
19,216
  Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670632
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-59
Nearest cityChemperi, Payyavoor.
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Eruvessi is a village in Irikkur Block Panchayat, Taliparamba Taluk, Kannur district in Kerala, India, [1] around 50 kilometers from Kannur. It was ruled by Mannanar dynasty of Muthedath Aramana and Elayadath Aramana. [2]

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Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Eruvessi village had a population of 19,216, which comprises 9,519 males and 9,697 females. Eruvessy village spreads over an area of 49.08 km2 (18.95 sq mi) with 5,395 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Eruvessy was 1,019 lower than the state average of 1,084. The population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,987 (10.3%), with 1,006 boys and 981 girls. Eruvessy had an overall literacy rate of 95.6%, higher than the state average of 94%. The male literacy rate stands at 97%, and the female literacy rate was 94.2%. [3]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Mangalore 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 connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Kannur.

Geography

Eruvessi is a hilly village on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.

References

  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. P.J Rajendran (2000). Kshethravinjanakosam. D.C.Books publishing, Google books. p. 103. ISBN   9788126402540.
  3. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 154,155. Retrieved 14 July 2020.