Narath | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 11.94°N 75.3949°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: | Narath Grama Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 8.29 |
Population Total: | 13,092 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
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-13 |
Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Narath is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
As of 2011 Census, Narath had a population of 13,092, which constitutes 5,979 (45.7%) males and 7,113 (54.3%) females. Narath Census Town spreads over an area of with 2,557 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,190 higher than state average of 1,084. In Narath, 12.6% of the population is under 6 years of age. Narath had an overall literacy of 93% higher than national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 97.3% and female literacy was 90.5%.[2]
India Census, Narath census town had total population of 13,092, among which 53.34% are Hindus, 46.14% are Muslims and 0.52% others.[3]
The national highway passes through Valapattanam 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 Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mattanur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.