Puthoor (Kannur)
Puthoor | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Puthoor Location in Kerala, India  Puthoor Puthoor (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°46′32″N 75°36′12″E / 11.7755°N 75.6033°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Thalassery |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Kunnothuparamba Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15.66 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 19,575 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL 58 |
Puthoor is a village in Thalassery taluk of Kannur district in Kerala state, India. Puthoor is located 15 km east of Thalassery and 10 km south of Kuthuparamba towns.[1][2]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011 Census, Puthoor had a population of 19,575 which constitute 9,051 (46.2%) males and 10,524 (53.8%) females. Puthoor village has an area of 15.66 km2 (6.05 sq mi) with 4,224 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1163 higher than the state average of 1084. In Puthoor, 11.9% of the population was under 6 years of age. Puthoor had average literacy of 95% higher than state average of 94%; male literacy was 97.3% and female literacy was 93.1%.[3]
Administration
[edit]Puthoor village is part of Kunnothuparamba Grama Panchayat in Kuthuparamba Block Panchayat. Puthoor is politically part of Kuthuparamba (State Assembly constituency) under Vatakara Loksabha constituency.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Villages(132) | Kannur District, Government of kerala | India". kannur.nic.in. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Population data - Villages with population 5000 & above". www.censusindia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 166,167. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "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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