Muzhakkunnu | |
Native Name Lang: | ml |
Other Name: | Mizhavu Kunnu |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 11.9528°N 75.6694°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
Governing Body: | Muzhakkunnu Grama Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 31.03 |
Population Total: | 21,807 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 670673 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0490 |
Registration Plate: | KL-78 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Iritty |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kannur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Peravoor |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | cool (Köppen) |
Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Muzhakkunnu is a Village and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[2] [3]
As of 2011 Census, Muzhakkunnu had a population of 21,807 of which 10,532 are males and 11,275 are females. Muzhakkunnu village spreads over an area of with 4,881 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Muzhakkunnu was 1,070 lower than state average of 1,084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 2,507 (11.5%) where 1,273 are males and 1,234 are females. Muzhakkunnu had an overall literacy of 93% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 96.5% and female literacy was 89.7%.[4]
Muzhakkunnu has a temple by the name Mridanga Saileswari Temple. It has a pancha loha idol inside.
The national highway passes through Thalassery town. Mangalore 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 railway station on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut.