| Kuruvattur | |
| Native Name Lang: | കുരുവട്ടൂര് |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.3061°N 75.8236°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kozhikode |
| Established Date: | 1961 |
| Seat Type: | Nearest city |
| Seat: | Kozhikode (Calicut) |
| Government Type: | local self-government |
| Leader Title: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Leader Name: | Calicut |
| Leader Title1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Leader Name1: | Elathur |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.94 |
| Elevation M: | 5 |
| Population Total: | 28,285 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | 1,577 |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | Indian Standard Time (IST) |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Index Number |
| Postal Code: | 673611 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-11 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Coastline |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 14km (09miles) |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Climate |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Avg. summer temperature |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | 35°C |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | Avg. winter temperature |
| Blank4 Info Sec1: | 20°C |
| Blank5 Name Sec1: | Sex ratio |
| Blank5 Info Sec1: | 1068 ♂/♀ |
Kuruvattur is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. It is 14 km (8.7 mi) from Kozhikode (Calicut) city.[1]
The village shares its borders with Chelannur, Kakkodi, Madavoor, Kunnamangalam and Kozhikode corporation. The village comes under Kunnamangalam block and has 18 wards. Parambil bazar and Payambra are the prominent places in Kuruvattoor. The junction Pottamuri in Kuruvattur serves connecting roads to Parambil Bazar, Palath, Kakkodi and Kozhikode city.
The village is encouraging arts and sports, especially football. Many clubs and local bodies create events for boosting cultural aspects. Chandrodayam Vayanasala is the library for Kuruvattur. Parambil bazar is a main business area in kuruvatoor grama panchayath. This area is rich withNature.Southern parambilbazar,Moozhikal etc....... are famòus natural centers
The first educational institution was established as payambra elementary school in the year 1885. Now the school is upgraded to higher secondary school which serves the payambra, kuruvattoor and nearby regions. The panchayath has a literacy rate of 93.12% which is much higher than national average.
Kuruvattoor features a tropical monsoon climate. It has a highly humid tropical climate with high temperatures recorded from March to May. A brief spell of pre-monsoon Mango showers hits the city sometime during April. However, the primary source of rain is the South-west monsoon that sets in the first week of June and continues until September. The village receives significant precipitation from the North-East Monsoon that sets in from the second half of October through November.
India census, Kuruvattur had a population of 28,285 with 13,676 males and 14,609 females.
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