Kuttur | |
Other Name: | Kuttoor |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 12.1535°N 75.3106°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
Subdivision Name3: | Payyanur |
Governing Body: | Eramam-Kuttur Grama panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 22.58 |
Population Total: | 8,143 |
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: | 670306 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 04985 |
Registration Plate: | KL-86 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Literacy |
Blank Info Sec1: | 92.3% |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Niyamasabha constituency |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Payyanur |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kasaragod |
Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Kuttur is a village in Payyanur Taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
Kuttur is located 20.1 km east of Payyanur town, 3.3 km away from Mathamangalam and 38.8 km north of Kannur city.
As of the 2011 census, Kuttoor village has a population of 8,143, where 3,821 are males and 4,322 females. Kuttur village has an area of with 2,022 families. Population in the age group 0–6 is 875 (10.7%), which constitutes 432 males and 443 females. Kuttoor has an overall literacy rate of 92.3%, where male literacy stands at 96.2% and female literacy is 88.9%.[3]
The national highway (NH 66) passes through Perumba junction. 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 Payyanur on the Shoranur–Mangalore section under Southern Railway.The nearest airport is Kannur International, about 54 km away.