Kannadiparamba Explained

Kannadiparamba
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.935°N 75.403°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Governing Body:Narath Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8.93
Population Total:13,677
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:670604
Registration Plate:KL-13
Iso Code:IN-KL

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

Location

Kannadiparamba is a located about 5.5 - 6.5 km from Kannur town. The village is the part of Narath Grama Panchayat.

Temples

Kannadiparamba Sree Dharma Shastha Temple, one of the oldest and famous temples in Malabar is in Kannadiparamba.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Valapattanam 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 Kannur 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.

Demographics

India Census, Kannadiparamba had a population of 13,677 which constitutes 6,056 (44.3%) males and 7,621 (55.7%) females. Kannadiparamba census town spreads over an area of with 2,791 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,258 higher than state average of 1,084. In Kannadiparamba, 12.7% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kannadiparamba had an overall literacy of 93.1% higher than national average of 59% and lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 96.7% and female literacy was 90.5%.[2]

Religion

As of 2011 census, Kannadiparamba census town had total population of 13,677, which constitutes 53.37% Hindus, 43.53% Muslims, 2.74% Christians and 0.36% others.[3]

Weavers

Most of the people in Kannadiparamba are weavers. They have been doing this for many years. But since 2008-2009 period handlooms have been facing a very dangerous situation. Meanwhile, so many old people stopped their companies. Now they are jobless.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.
  2. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kannur . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 186,187 . 14 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts . Census of India 2011 . Office of the Registrar General.