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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Mattool<br />
| native_name = Mattul<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = village<br />
| image_skyline = Ramshad.jpg<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Mattool Beach<br />
| pushpin_map = <br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11.957955|N|75.294159|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 12.84<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 27,806<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 670302(South), 670325(North)<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| registration_plate = KL-13<br />
| website = http://mattoolonline.com<br />
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
[[File:Mattul Kannur.jpg|thumbnail|Ferry to Kannur]]<br />
[[File:Fishing boats from Mattool Azheekkal.jpg|thumb|Fishing boats from Azheekkal, Mattool]]<br />
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'''Mattool''' (also Mattul) is a village in [[Kannur district]] of Kerala State, India. Mattool is located {{convert|19|km}} north of [[Kannur|Kannur city]]. The [[Valapattanam River]] and [[Kuppam River]] meet the [[Arabian sea]] at Mattool. Mattool can be reached from Kannur via Azheekal crossing the Mattool - Azheekal ferry. And via Madakkara-Matool Bridge From Irinavu Road.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref><br />
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Matool is considered a boating destination with boat services to various coastal areas of [[Kannur district]].{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Mattool had a population of 27,806 with 12,464 (44.8%) males and 15,342 (55.2%) females. Mattool village have an area of 12.84&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> with 4,564 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1231 higher than the state average of 1084. In Mattool, 14.7% of the population was under 6 years of age. Mattool had an average literacy of 95% higher than state average of 94%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=160,161 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Transportation==<br />
The national highway passes through [[Taliparamba]] town. 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 [[Pazhayangadi]] on Mangalore-[[Palakkad]] line. <br />
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]]. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Ezhimala Hill]]<br />
* [[Kannur]]<br />
* [[Madayi]]<br />
* [[Pazhayangadi]]<br />
*[[Madayipara]]<br />
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[[Category:Villages near Kannapuram]]</div>->Boschanot