Hosdurg taluk - Revision history

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	[[File:Ghss hosdurg.jpg\|thumb\|GHSS Hosdurg, board school, Hosdurg.]]		[[File:Ghss hosdurg.jpg\|thumb\|GHSS Hosdurg, board school, Hosdurg.]]
	'''Hosdurg''' is one of four taluks that constitute the [[Kasaragod District]], [[Kerala]]. Others are [[Kasaragod taluk\|Kasaragod]], [[Manjeshwaram Taluk\|Manjeshwaram]] and [[Vellarikundu]] taluks.<ref>https://kerala.gov.in › docum...PDF		'''Hosdurg''' is one of four taluks that constitute the [[Kasaragod District]], [[Kerala]]. Others are [[Kasaragod taluk\|Kasaragod]], [[Manjeshwaram Taluk\|Manjeshwaram]] and [[Vellarikundu]] taluks.<ref>https://kerala.gov.in › docum...PDF
	Taluks in Kerala (as on 22-02-2018)</ref> In the north, it borders [[Kasaragod taluk]]; in south, the [[Kannur District]]; in the east, Vellarikundu taluk; and in the west, the [[Arabian ~~sea~~]]. With an area of 900.3 km<sup>2</sup> (90030 hectares), it was the smaller of the two taluks.<ref name="Kasaragod district 2001 census">{{cite news\|url=http://kasargod.nic.in/census2001/table3.htm\|title=Kasaragod district 2001 census\|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410023822/http://kasargod.nic.in/census2001/table3.htm\|archive-date=2009-04-10}}</ref> Then Hosdurg bifurcated into Vellarikund and Hosdurg taluks in 2013 for ease of administration.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/322116/kasargod-get-2-more-taluks.html\|title=Kasargod to get 2 more taluks}}</ref> [[Kanhangad]] and [[Nileshwaram]] are the [[Municipalities of Kerala\|municipalities]] within the taluk. ''Hosdurg'' (after which the taluk is named) is a kilometer south of [[Kanhangad]] town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include [[Trikarpur]], [[Cheruvathur]] and [[Udma]]. [[Bekal Fort]] tourism is situated in the taluk. The name ''Hosdurg'' ~~comes~~ from the [[Kannada]] word ''~~hosa~~'' ("new") and [[Sanskrit]] word ''~~durg~~'' ("~~fort~~").		Taluks in Kerala (as on 22-02-2018)</ref> In the north, it borders [[Kasaragod taluk]]; in south, the [[Kannur District]]; in the east, Vellarikundu taluk; and in the west, the [[Arabian Sea]]. With an area of 900.3 km<sup>2</sup> (90030 hectares), it was the smaller of the two taluks.<ref name="Kasaragod district 2001 census">{{cite news\|url=http://kasargod.nic.in/census2001/table3.htm\|title=Kasaragod district 2001 census\|url-status = dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410023822/http://kasargod.nic.in/census2001/table3.htm\|archive-date=2009-04-10}}</ref> Then Hosdurg bifurcated into Vellarikund and Hosdurg taluks in 2013 for ease of administration.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/322116/kasargod-get-2-more-taluks.html\|title=Kasargod to get 2 more taluks}}</ref> [[Kanhangad]] and [[Nileshwaram]] are the [[Municipalities of Kerala\|municipalities]] within the taluk. ''Hosdurg'' (after which the taluk is named) is a kilometer south of [[Kanhangad]] town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include [[Trikarpur]], [[Cheruvathur]] and [[Udma]]. [[Bekal Fort]] tourism is situated in the taluk.

			==Etymology==
			The name ''Hosdurg'' is derived from the Kannada
			word '''Hosa''' ("new") and [[Sanskrit]] word ''[[Durga\|Durg]]'' ("fortress").

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
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-'''Hosdurg''' is one of four taluks that constitute the [[Kasaragod District]], [[Kerala]]. Others are [[Kasaragod taluk|Kasaragod]], [[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]] and [[Vellarikundu]] taluks. In the north, it borders [[Kasaragod taluk]]; in south, the [[Kannur District]]; in the east, [[Dakshina Kannada]] and the Coorg district of [[Karnataka]]; and in the west, the [[Arabian sea]]. With an area of 900.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> (90030 hectares), it is the smaller of the two{{huh?|date=December 2019}}<!--previous sentence said there were four--> taluks.<ref name="Kasaragod district 2001 census">{{cite news|url=http://kasargod.nic.in/census2001/table3.htm|title=Kasaragod district 2001 census|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410023822/http://kasargod.nic.in/census2001/table3.htm|archive-date=2009-04-10}}</ref> [[Kanhangad]] and [[Nileshwaram]] are the [[Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala|municipalities]] within the taluk. ''Hosdurg'' (after which the taluk is named) is a kilometer south of [[Kanhangad]] town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include [[Trikarpur]], [[Cheruvathur]] and [[Chittarikkal]]. [[Bekal Fort]] tourism is situated in the taluk. The name ''Hosdurg'' comes from the [[Kannada]] word ''hosa'' ("new") and [[Sanskrit]] word  ''durg'' ("fort").
+'''Hosdurg''' is one of four taluks that constitute the [[Kasaragod District]], [[Kerala]]. Others are [[Kasaragod taluk|Kasaragod]], [[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]] and [[Vellarikundu]] taluks.<ref>https://kerala.gov.in › docum...PDF
 ==Demographics==
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 ==Taluks of Kasaragod==
 {{Kasaragod Labelled Map}}
 ==See also==
-*[[Kilayikode]]
+*[[Kasaragod taluk]]
-*[[Kodakkad]]
+*[[Vellarikundu]]
 ==External links==
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 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
 [[Category:Geography of Kasaragod district]]

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[[File:Bakel ratnu.JPG|thumb|[[Bekal Fort]] in Hosdurg Taluk]]
[[File:Ghss hosdurg.jpg|thumb|GHSS Hosdurg, board school, Hosdurg.]]
'''Hosdurg''' is one of four taluks that constitute the [[Kasaragod District]], [[Kerala]]. Others are [[Kasaragod taluk|Kasaragod]], [[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]] and [[Vellarikundu]] taluks. In the north, it borders [[Kasaragod taluk]]; in south, the [[Kannur District]]; in the east, [[Dakshina Kannada]] and the Coorg district of [[Karnataka]]; and in the west, the [[Arabian sea]]. With an area of 900.3 km<sup>2</sup> (90030 hectares), it is the smaller of the two{{huh?|date=December 2019}} taluks.<ref name="Kasaragod district 2001 census">{{cite news|url=http://kasargod.nic.in/census2001/table3.htm|title=Kasaragod district 2001 census|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410023822/http://kasargod.nic.in/census2001/table3.htm|archive-date=2009-04-10}}</ref> [[Kanhangad]] and [[Nileshwaram]] are the [[Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala|municipalities]] within the taluk. ''Hosdurg'' (after which the taluk is named) is a kilometer south of [[Kanhangad]] town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include [[Trikarpur]], [[Cheruvathur]] and [[Chittarikkal]]. [[Bekal Fort]] tourism is situated in the taluk. The name ''Hosdurg'' comes from the [[Kannada]] word ''hosa'' ("new") and [[Sanskrit]] word ''durg'' ("fort").

==Demographics==
As per the 2011 census, Hosdurg taluk had a total population of 625641 persons, which included 295,859 males and 329,782 females.<ref name="Kasaragod district 2001 census"/> The literacy rate is 85.82%, higher than the national average.<ref name="Kasaragod district 2001 census"/> In Hosdurg taluk, 12.42% of the total population is between the ages of 0–6 years.<ref name="Kasaragod district 2001 census"/> [[Malayalam]] is the administrative language of the region.
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|caption = '''Religions in Hosdurg Subdistrict''' (2011)<ref name=census2011>{{cite web |title=Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS |work=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Hinduism]]
|value1 = 63.46
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|label2 = [[Islam]]
|value2 = 25.53
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|label3 = [[Christianity]]
|value3 = 10.90
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==Taluks of Kasaragod==
{{Kasaragod Labelled Map}}

==See also==
*[[Kilayikode]]
*[[Kodakkad]]

==External links==
* [http://kasargod.nic.in Official_Website_of_Kasaragod_district]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Geography of Kasaragod district]]
[[Category:Taluks of Kerala]]

{{Kasaragod-geo-stub}}