Kattukukke Explained

Katukukke
Native Name Lang:ml
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:12.664°N 75.137°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kasaragod
Parts Type:Taluk
Parts:Manjeshwaram
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:13.62
Population Total:3,955
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English, Kannada
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:671552
Registration Plate:KL-14

Katukukke is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The famous Shri Subraya Deva Temple present in this village so the village got the name Katukukke.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kattukukke village had population of 3,955 which constitutes 2,002 males and 1,953 females. Kattukukke village spreads over an area of with 797 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 976 lower than kerala state average of 1084. Population in the age group 0-6 was 365 (9.2%) where 193 are males and 172 are females. Kattukukke had overall literacy of 87.2% lower than state average of 94% where male literacy stands at 92.3% and female literacy was 82.1%.[2]

Transportation

Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Manjeshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Mangalore.

Languages

This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The main languages spoke here are Kannada and Tulu. The people also speak Malayalam, Havyaka, Beary bashe and Konkani.

Administration

This village is part of Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency) which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India : List of villages by Alphabetical : Kerala. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 2008-12-10.
  2. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kasaragod . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 80,81 . 14 July 2020.