Kuttur (Kannur)

Kuttur is a village in Payyanur Taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Kuttur
Kuttoor
Village
Kuttur is located in Kerala
Kuttur
Kuttur
Location in Kerala, India
Kuttur is located in India
Kuttur
Kuttur
Kuttur (India)
Coordinates: 12.1535°N 75.3106°E / 12.1535; 75.3106
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
TalukPayyanur
Government
  BodyEramam-Kuttur Grama panchayat
Area
  Total22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi)
Population
  Total8,143
  Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670306
Telephone code04985
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-86
Literacy92.3%
Niyamasabha constituencyPayyanur
Lok Sabha constituencyKasaragod

Location

Kuttur is located 17 km east of Payyanur town, 4 km away from Mathamangalam and 40 km north of Kannur city.

Educational Institutions

  • Aditya Kiran College of Applied Studies, Kuttoor
  • Jaybees Training College of B. Ed., Kuttoor [2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kuttoor village had a population of 8,143 where 3,821 are males and 4,322 females. Kuttur village has an area of 22.58 km2 (8.72 sq mi) with 2,022 families. Population in the age group 0-6 was 875 (10.7%) which constitutes 432 males and 443 females. Kuttoor had overall literacy of 92.3% where male literacy stands at 96.2% and female literacy was 88.9%.[3]

Transportation

The national highway(NH 66) passes through Perumba junction. 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 Payyanur on Shoranur-Mangalore section under Southern Railway. The nearest airport is Kannur, about 54 km away.

See also

References

  1. "Population data - Villages with population 5000 & above". www.censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. "Higher Education Institutes in Kannur University".
  3. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 154,155. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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