Kolathur (Kasaragod)

Kolthur is a village in Kasaragod taluk of Kasaragod district in Indian state of Kerala.[2][3]

Kolathur
Village
Kolathur is located in Kerala
Kolathur
Kolathur
Location in Kerala, India
Kolathur is located in India
Kolathur
Kolathur
Kolathur (India)
Coordinates: 12.4577°N 75.0967°E / 12.4577; 75.0967
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasargod
TalukKasaragod
Government
 • BodyBedadka Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,780
 • Density330/km2 (850/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English [1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671541
Telephone code04994
Vehicle registrationKL-14
Nearest cityKasaragod
Lok Sabha constituencyKasaragod
Climate20c to 40c (Köppen)

Location

Kolathur is located 19 km south east of Kasaragod town, 18 km north of Kanhangad and 7 km away from Poinachi on Poinachi-Bandadka-Kannadithode road.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kolathur village had population of 5,780 of which 2,710 are males and 3,070 are females. Kolathur village spreads over an area of 17.63 km2 (6.81 sq mi) with 1,331 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Kolathur was 1,133 higher than state average of 1,084. The population of children below 6 years was 11.2%. Kolathur had overall literacy of 87% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 91.3% and female literacy at 83.2%.[4]

Administration

Kolathur village is locally administered by Bedadka Grama Panchayat under Karadka Block Panchayat. Kolathur is politically a part of Udma (State Assembly constituency) in Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).[5]

Transportation

National Highway 66 passes through Poinachi Junction which connects Mangalore and Mumbai in the northern side and Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in the southern side. Poinachi-Kannadithode road connects Kolathur with Poinachi, Bandadka and other nearby towns. Both Kasaragod and Kanhangad railway stations are equidistant from Kolathur of 20 km away. The nearest airports are Mangalore International Airport and Kannur International Airport.

References
  1. "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
  2. "Taluk Offices". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 86,87. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. "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.
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