Koloyad
Kolayad
Kolayad (കോളയാട്) | |
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village | |
  Kolayad Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°51′15″N 75°42′03″E / 11.8541°N 75.7008°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Kolayad Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,616 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Kolayad is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
Demographics[edit]
As of 2011 Census, Kolayad had a population of 12,616, with 5,977 (47.4%) males and 6,639 (52.6%) females. Kolayad village has an area of 16.85 km2 (6.51 sq mi) with 2,915 families residing in it. Average male female sex ratio was 1111 higher than the state average of 1084. In Kolayad, 9.77% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kolayad had an average literacy of 90.6% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 94% and female literacy was 87.7%.[2]
Transportation[edit]
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore 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. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.
References[edit]
- ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". 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, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 166,167. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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