Karivellur

Karivellur
Karivellur
Census Town
	Karivellur temple
	Karivellur Location in Kerala, India Karivellur Karivellur (India)
	Coordinates: 12°10′24″N75°12′35″E / 12.173260°N 75.209656°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Taluk	Payyanur
Government
• Body	Karivellur-Peralam Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	11.33 km2 (4.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	13,498
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670521
Telephone code	+91 4985
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-86

Last updated May 27, 2024

Karivellur is a census town and Gram Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala state, India.^[1]

Location

Karivellur is located 47 km towards north from District headquarters Kannur, 10 km from taluk HQ Payyanur and 535 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram.

Etymology

The word karivellur was originated from the Malayalam word "karivellon" (കരിവെള്ളോൻ ), a dialect name of Hindu deity Shiva. There is Shiva temple ^[2] in the town and the land of Shiva is later named as Karivellur.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Karivellur census town had population of 13,498 which constitutes 6,252 males and 7,246 females. Karivellur town spreads over an area of 11.33 km² with 3,463 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1000:1159. Population in the age group 0-6 was 1,194 (8.8%) where 575 are males and 619 are females. Karivellur had overall literacy of 95.5% where male literacy stands at 98% and female literacy was 93.4%. Karivellur-Peralam Grama Panchayat consists of Karivellur census town and Peralam village.^[3]

Religion

As of 2011 Indian census, Karivellur census town had total population of 13,498, of which Hindus constitute 92.4%, 6.7% Muslims and 0.9% others.^[4]

Transportation

NH 66 passes through Karivellur town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side.^[5] The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Payyanur on Shoranur-Mangalore section under Southern Railway. The nearest airport is Kannur, about 65 km away.

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References

↑ "Population data - Villages with population 5000 & above". www.censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
↑ "Vellur in Kannur | Unexplored destinations in Malabar". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 154,155. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
↑ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
↑ https://www.thehindu.com › news Land acquisition on track for NH - The Hindu

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[1] "Population data - Villages with population 5000 & above". www.censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[2] "Vellur in Kannur | Unexplored destinations in Malabar". www.keralatourism.org. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[3] Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 154,155. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

[census2011-4] "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.

[5] ttps://www.thehindu.com › news Land acquisition on track for NH - The Hindu

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