Kallar (Kasaragod) Explained

Kallar
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:12.4284°N 75.2683°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kasaragod
Parts Type:Taluk
Parts:Vellarikundu
Governing Body:Kallar Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:52.67
Population Total:19,414
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:671532
Registration Plate:KL-79

Kallar is a village in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala.[2] [3] Kallar is located on Kanhangad-Panathur road (SH 56) of 40 km south east of Kasaragod town and 27 km north east of Kanhangad.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kallar village had population of 19,414 which constitutes 9,493 males and 9,921 females. Kallar village spreads over an area of with 4,691 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Kallar was 1045 lower than state average of 1084. Population in the age group 0-6 was 2,137 (11% of total population) where 1,070 are males and 1,067 are females. Kallar had overall literacy of 87% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 91.5% and female literacy was 82.8%.[4]

Administration

Kallar Grama Panchayat is part of Kanhangad (State Assembly constituency) under Kasaragod Loksabha.[5]

Transportation

National Highway 66 passes through Kanhangad town which connects Goa and Mumbai in the northern side and Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in southern side. State Highway 56 (Kerala) passes through Kallar which connects cities and towns of neighbouring Karnataka state.The nearest railway station is at Kanhangad on Shoranur-Mangalore Section under Southern railways. The nearest international airports are Kannur and Mangalore.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 .
  2. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 2008-12-08 .
  3. Web site: Taluk Offices | Website of Kasargod | India.
  4. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kasaragod . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 92,93 . 14 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies . 2008-10-18 . Kerala . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf . 2009-03-04.