New Mahe Explained

New Mahe
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.7067°N 75.5331°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Governing Body:New Mahi Grama Panchayath
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.08
Population Total:17732
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Website:http://lsgkerala.in/newmahepanchayat/
Iso Code:IN-KL

New Mahe is a census town in Thalassery taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is part of Greater Mahé Region.

Demographics

India census,[1] New Mahe had a population of 11,230. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. New Mahe has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 85%. In New Mahe, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

New Mahe village

The eastern part of New Mahe is called 'Kodiyeri'. Kodiyeri Balakrishnan member of CPI(M) central committee, CPI(M) Parliamentary Party Deputy Leader in the Kerala assembly and former minister of Kerala was born in Kodiyeri.

This village is sharing Arabian Sea in the west border, Mahe (Pudhucherry state) in South side, at North Thalassery Municipality .New Mahe Police Station is situated near to Kodiyeri Village Office. Kodiyeri is home to many famous personalities including former Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, Justice T V Ramakrishnan etc.

Politically inclined to the left, CPM has the majority support.Malabar cancer center another contribution of the left government is one of the biggest cancer hospital in the state of kerala.Earlier Handloom weaving and Beedi industry was the main occupation of people but now it is declined.

NH 17 is passing through this village.

Proposed New Mahe Municipality

The proposed New Mahe Municipality comprises:

Transportation

The national highway passes through Mahe 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 Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. Kannur International Airport is 31 kilometers away from New Mahe.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 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.