Mangattidam Explained

Mangattidam
Settlement Type:Census Town
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.8611°N 75.5625°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Government Type:Panchayati raj (India)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:16.38
Population Total:18,627
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Registration Plate:KL-58
Iso Code:IN-KL

Mangattidam is a census town and a panchayat situated near Kuthuparamba in Thalassery taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Mangattidam had a population of 18,627. Males constitute 47.3% of the population and females 52.7%. Mangattidam census town has an area of with 4,169 families residing in it. Average sex ratio was 1115 higher than state average of 1084. Mangattidam had an average literacy rate of 95.6%, higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy stands at 97.9%, and female literacy was 93.6%. In Mangattidam, 9.8% of the population was under 6 years of age.[2]

Education

Nirmalagiri college, Kuthuparamba is situated in Mangattidam panchayat.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Thalassery town. Mangalore, 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. There are airports at Kannur (Mattannur) Mangalore and Calicut. Both of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

See also

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.
  2. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kannur . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 204,205 . 14 July 2020.