Shiriya | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 12.6228°N 74.9282°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kasaragod |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4.0 |
Population Total: | 5,277 |
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 |
Postal Code: | 671321 |
Registration Plate: | KL-14 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kasaragod |
Footnotes: | RAS since 2016 |
Shiriya is a village in the Kasaragod district of Kerala, India. Shiriya is composed of several smaller villages, those being Shiriya, Shiriya kunnil, Muttam-gate, and Olayam.[1]
Shiriya is in Manjeshwaram Taluk which is the northernmost taluk in both Kasaragod district and the state of Kerala. The town is situated on the coast of the Lakshadweep Sea, at the mouth of the Shiriya River. A rail line and National Highway 66 pass through the town.
As per 2011 Census, Shiriya census town had a population of 5,277, where 2,403 are male and 2,874 are female. It covered an area of 400 hectares and had 974 households in that year. 818 people, roughly 15% of the town's population, were at or below the age of 6 in 2011. Although the two official languages of the region are Malayalam and English, people in Shiriya also speak Tulu, Beary, and Konkani. Migrant workers also speak Hindi language.[2]
Shiriya is within Manjeshwar State Assembly constituency, and Kasaragod Lok Sabha constituency.