Kinanoor
Kinanoor or Kinavoor is an ancient Village capital (Karithalam/Karantholam/ Karinthalam Gramam) situated in Sahya Hill area of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.It is situated between Nileshwar and Parappa.[1]
Kinanoor Kinavoor Kinavoor- Karinthalam | |
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Village | |
Kinanoor Location in Kerala, India Kinanoor Kinanoor (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°16′45″N 75°11′45″E / 12.27917°N 75.19583°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 9,728 |
| • Density | 360/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-79 |
Demographics edit
As of 2011 Census,Kinavoor now modified as Kinanoor had a population of 9,728 with 4,691 males and 5,037 females. Kinanoor village has an area of 27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi) with 2,517 families residing in it. 8.83% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kinanoor village had an average literacy of 89.2% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%.[2]
Administration edit
This panchayat is administered as a part of the newly formed Vellarikundu taluk.Earlier it was Hosdurg Taluk. Kinanoor-Karindalam Panchayat is a part of Kanhangad Assembly constituency under Kasaragod Loksabha constituency.[3]
Kinanoor Karinthalam Gramapanchayath won the second prize for water conservation in the National Water Awards 2018 instituted by the MoWRs (category: Best Village Panchayat).[4]
Transportation edit
The national highway passing through Nileshwaram connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Nileshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Kannur International Airport
See also edit
- Bheemanadi
- Cheemeni
- West Eleri
- Kayoor
- Kavvayi
- Pilicode
- Padne
- Kinavoor
References edit
- ^ . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 92,93. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ http://cgwb.gov.in/CGWA/LIST%20WINNERS%20NATIONAL%20WATER%20AWARDS-2018.pdf[bare URL PDF]