Thrikaripur

Thrikaripur Trikaripur
Census Town
Kallikkadavu Junction
Thrikaripur Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Thrikaripur Thrikaripur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°08′38″N75°10′44″E / 12.14389°N 75.17889°E / 12.14389; 75.17889
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Talukas	Hosdurg
Government
• Body	Panchayat (Special Grade)
Area
• Total	27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	41,201
• Density	1,510/km2 (3,910/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	671310
Telephone code	046722*****
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-14, KL-60
Sex ratio	1109 ♂/♀
Literacy	89.86%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasaragode
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Trikaripur
Civic agency	Panchayat (Special Grade)
Climate	pleasant (Köppen)
Website	www.thrikaripur.com lsgkerala.in/trikaripurpanchayat/

Thrikaripur is a small town located in south part of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala, India. Its southernmost end Olavara touches Payyannur, Kannur District.

Demographics

The 2011 Census of India determined that the Trikaripur had a population of 41,201. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Geography

Thrikaripur lies along the coast of Arabian Sea, at 12°09′N75°09′E / 12.15°N 75.15°E / 12.15; 75.15 ^[4] This Panchayat serves as the separating border for Kasaragod District and Kannur District.

Educational Institutions

Colleges

• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy ^[5]
• Trikaripur Arts & Science College (TASC) ^[6]
• SMMKT School of Information Technology & Commerce (SMMKT SITC) ^[7]
• College of Engineering Trikaripur

Places of worship

• Sri Chakrapani Temple, Thrikaripur, temple dedicated to Vishnu. ^[8]

Notable people

• Arya (Jamshad Cethirakath)
• Asif Kottayil
• Muhammed Rafi
• Muttah Suresh
• Sathya (Shahir Cethirakath)

See also

• Payyannur 8 km from Trikkaripur
• Peringome 21 km from Payyanur
• Ezhimala 12 km from Payyanur
• Kunhimangalam 5 km from Payyanur
• Kavvayi Island 3 km from Payyanur
• Koyonkara
• Ramanthali 7 km from Payyanur
• Karivellur 10 km from Payyanur
• Pilathara 7 km from Payyanur
• Mettammal

References

1. "South Thrikkaripur Census Town City Population Census 2011-2025 | Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
2. "North Thrikkaripur Census Town City Population Census 2011-2025 | Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
3. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
4. Ornithological gazetteer of the Indian subcontinent, p. 82 ISBN   1-881173-85-2.
5. "The Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy". rgminstitute.org. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
6. "Trikaripur Arts & Science College TASC". www.tasctkr.com. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
7. "SMMKT School of Information Technology and Commerce". smmktschool.com. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
8. "Awaiting a new lease of life". The Hindu . 4 April 2013.

External links

• Trikarpur.com - The first website for this village launched in 2000