Kandamkunnu

Kandamkunnu
Census Town
Kandamkunnu Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Kandamkunnu Kandamkunnu (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°52′0″N75°34′0″E / 11.86667°N 75.56667°E / 11.86667; 75.56667 Coordinates: 11°52′0″N75°34′0″E / 11.86667°N 75.56667°E / 11.86667; 75.56667
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Area
• Total	16.93 km2 (6.54 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,025
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670701
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL

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

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, Kandamkunnu had a population of 16,025 which constitute 7,552 males and 8,473 females. Kandamkunnu census town have an area of 16.93 km² with 3,337 families residing in it. Average male female sex ratio was 1122 higher than state average of 1084. In Kandamkunnu, 11.5% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kandamkunnu had an average literacy of 95.4% higher than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 97.7% and female literacy was 93.4%. ^[2]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur 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 Thalassery 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

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. https://censusindia.gov.in  › 3...PDF Kannur - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK (ref page nos:204,205)