Hosdurg taluk

Hosdurg taluk
Hosdurg taluk
Taluk
	Bekal Fort in Hosdurg Taluk
	Hosdurg taluk Location in Kerala, India
	Coordinates: 12°18′21″N75°05′41″E / 12.3059°N 75.0947°E Coordinates: 12°18′21″N75°05′41″E / 12.3059°N 75.0947°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Government
• Tehsildar	Premraj P
Area
• Total	442 km2 (171 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	448,484
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	671xxx
Telephone code	0467
Vehicle registration	KL 60
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasaragod
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Kanhangad, Thrikaripur

Last updated October 23, 2021

Hosdurg is one of four taluks that constitute the Kasaragod District, Kerala. Others are Kasaragod, Manjeshwaram and Vellarikundu taluks.^[2] In the north, it borders Kasaragod taluk; in south, the Kannur District; in the east, Vellarikundu taluk; and in the west, the Arabian sea. With an area of 900.3 km² (90030 hectares), it was the smaller of the two taluks.^[3] Then Hosdurg bifurcated into Vellarikund and Hosdurg taluks in 2013 for ease of administration.^[4] Kanhangad and Nileshwaram are the municipalities within the taluk. Hosdurg (after which the taluk is named) is a kilometer south of Kanhangad town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include Trikarpur, Cheruvathur and Udma. Bekal Fort tourism is situated in the taluk. The name Hosdurg comes from the Kannada word hosa ("new") and Sanskrit word durg ("fort").

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Hosdurg taluk had a total population of 625641 persons, which included 295,859 males and 329,782 females.^[3] The literacy rate is 85.82%, higher than the national average.^[3] In Hosdurg taluk, 12.42% of the total population is between the ages of 0–6 years.^[3] Malayalam is the administrative language of the region.

Religions in Hosdurg Subdistrict (2011)^[5]

Hinduism (63.46%)

Islam (25.53%)

Christianity (10.90%)

Other (0.1%)

Taluks of Kasaragod

Manjeshwaram

Kasaragod

Vellarikundu

Hosdurg

Constituent Villages

Hosdurg taluk has 31 revenue villages. They are ; Ajanur, Ambalathara, Balla, Bare, Cheemeni, Cheruvathur, Chithari, Hosdurg, Kanhangad, Kayyur, Keekan, Kilayikode, Kodakkad, Madikai, Maniyat, Nileshwaram, North Trikkarippur, Padanna, Pallikkara, Pallikkara-II, Panayal, Periya, Perole, Pilicode, Pudukai, Pullur, South Trikkarippur, Thimiri, Thuruthi, Uduma, Udinoor and Valiyaparamba.^[6]

External links

Official_Website_of_Kasaragod_district

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References

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↑ https://kerala.gov.in › docum...PDF Taluks in Kerala (as on 22-02-2018)
1 2 3 4 "Kasaragod district 2001 census". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.
↑ "Kasargod to get 2 more taluks".
↑ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
↑ "Taluk Offices" . Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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[1] "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).

[2] ttps://kerala.gov.in › docum...PDF Taluks in Kerala (as on 22-02-2018)

[Kasaragod_district_2001_census-3] 1 2 3 4 "Kasaragod district 2001 census". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009.

[4] "Kasargod to get 2 more taluks".

[census2011-5] "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.

[6] "Taluk Offices" . Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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