Mugu, Kasaragod Explained

Mugu
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:12.6051°N 75.01°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kasaragod
Parts Type:Taluk
Governing Body:Puthige Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:5.3
Population Total:2,951
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English[1]
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:671321
Registration Plate:KL-14

Mugu is a village in Manjeshwaram Taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala, India.[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Mugu village had population of 2,951 which constitutes 1,416 males and 1,535 females. The male female sex ratio was 1084 same as state average of 1084. Mugu village has an area of with 521 families residing in it. Population in the age group 0-6 was 372 (12.6%) where 182 are males and 190 are females. Mugu had overall literacy of 90.3% lower than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 94.7% and Female literacy was 86.2%.[3]

Administration

Mugu village is part of Puthige Grama Panchayat. The village politically belongs to Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency) which is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 .
  2. Web site: Taluk Offices | Website of Kasargod | India.
  3. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kasaragod . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 80,81 . 14 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies . 2008-10-18 . Kerala . Election Commission of India . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf . 2009-03-04.