Kolachery is a census town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala state, India. Kolachery is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north east of Kannur city.
Kolachery | |
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  Kolachery Location in Kerala, India  Kolachery Kolachery (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′25″N 75°24′30″E / 11.9737°N 75.4083°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Taliparamba |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Kolachery Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,095 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670601 |
| Nearest city | Kannur |
Local administration
editKolachery Grama Panchayat was formed by merging two villages (viz) Kolachery census town & Cheleri village. It belongs to Edakkad Block and politically part of Taliparamba Assembly constituency under Kannur Loksabha constituency.[2][3] The panchayat was awarded the best panchayath in the district in 2015.
Demographics
editAs of 2011 Census, Kolacherry had a population of 17,095 with 7,847 males and 9,248 females. Kolachery census town spreads over an area of 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) with 3,307 families residing in it. The sex ratio was 1,178 higher than the state average of 1,084. In Kolachery, the population of children under 6 years was 13.2%. Kolachery had overall literacy of 93% higher than national average of 59% and lower than state average of 94%.[4][5]
Religion
editAs of 2011 Indian census, Kolachery census town had a population of 17,095 which constituted 47% Hindus, 52.6% Muslims, and 0.4% others.[6]
Suburbs
editKarinkalkuzhi, Kolacherimukku, Kambil, Pampuruthi, Patyam, Chelerimukku, Pallipparamba.
Transportation
editThe 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 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.
Notable people
edit- Shyamkrishnan R., short story writer, winner of Yuva Puraskar[7]
References
edit- ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ "കൊളച്ചേരി ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത് (Kolachery Grama Panchayat)".
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Census of India 2011". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 180,181. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
- ^ "വായനയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടു വന്നത് അമ്മ, ജീവിതസഖിയെ കണ്ടെത്തിയത് സാഹിത്യ ക്യാംപിൽ; ശ്യാംകൃഷ്ണൻ പറയുന്നു". www.manoramaonline.com (in Malayalam). Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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