Kidoor

Kidoor is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Kidoor
village
Kidoor is located in Kerala
Kidoor
Kidoor
Location in Kerala, India
Kidoor is located in India
Kidoor
Kidoor
Kidoor (India)
Coordinates: 12°38′0″N 74°59′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
TalukManjeshwaram
Area
 • Total5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total2,569
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671321
Vehicle registrationKL-14

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kidoor village had total population of 2,569 which constitutes 1,300 males and 1,269 females. Kidoor village has an area of 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) with 493 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Kidoor was 976 lower than state average of 1,084. In Kidoor, 9.4% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kidoor village had an average literacy of 86.3% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 90.6% and female literacy was 81.9%.[2]

Transportation

Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Manjeshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Mangalore.

Languages

This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu, Beary bashe and Konkani And Urdu. Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages.

Administration

This village is part of Manjeswaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).

  • Ashy Drongo at Kidoor in Kasaragod, India
    Ashy Drongo at Kidoor in Kasaragod, India

References
  1. "Census of India : List of villages by Alphabetical : Kerala". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 80,81. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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