Koloyad

Kolayad Kolayad (കോളയാട്)
village
Kolayad Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°51′15″N75°42′03″E / 11.8541°N 75.7008°E / 11.8541; 75.7008
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Kolayad Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	12,616
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL

Kolayad is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. ^[1]

The village contains St. George Orthodox Church, affiliated with the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. ^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kolayad had a population of 12,616, with 5,977 (47.4%) males and 6,639 (52.6%) females. Kolayad village has an area of 16.85 km² (6.51 sq mi) with 2,915 families residing in it. Average male female sex ratio was 1111 higher than the state average of 1084. In Kolayad, 9.77% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kolayad had an average literacy of 90.6% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 94% and female literacy was 87.7%. ^[3]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Kannur 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 of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Thalassery, Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Kannur Airport Mangalore and Calicut.

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. "St. George Orthodox Church - Kolayad". directory.mosc.in. MOSC Publications. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
3. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 166,167. Retrieved 14 July 2020.