Thimiri (Kasaragod) Explained

Thimiri
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:12.2244°N 75.1823°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kasaragod
Parts Type:Taluk
Parts:Hosdurg
Governing Body:Kayyur-Cheemeni Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:8.12
Population Total:5,511
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:671313
Registration Plate:KL-60

Thimiri is a village in Hosdurg taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala state, India.[1] [2] Thimiri is located 3 km east of Cheruvathur on Cheruvathur-Cheemeni road.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Thimiri village had total population of 5,511 which constitutes 2,640 males and 2,871 females. Thimiri village has an area of with 1,344 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Thimiri was 1087, higher than state average of 1084. In Thimiri, Population of children under 6 years was 10.6%. Thimiri had overall literacy of 93% where male literacy stands at 96.3% and female literacy was 89.9%.[3]

Administration

Thimiri village is part of Kayyur-Cheemeni Grama Panchayat in Nileshwaram Block Panchayat. Thimiri village is politically a part of Thrikaripur (State Assembly constituency) which belongs to Kasaragod Loksabha constituency.[4]

Transport

NH 66 is easily accessible from Cheruvathur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Kochi and Trivandrum on the southern side. The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur railway station on Shoranur-Mangalore Section under Southern railway. The nearest international airports are at Kannur and Mangalore.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taluk Offices . 24 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 8 December 2008 . dead .
  3. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kasaragod . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 92,93 . 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.