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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Village in Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Pallikkara<br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = [[census town]]<br />
| image_skyline = Kite fest at Bekal Pallikkara Beach of Kasaragod dist 06.jpg <br />
| image_alt = <br />
| image_caption = Kite fest at Pallikkara beach<br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
| pushpin_map_alt = <br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12.3958|N|75.0816|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 = [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| parts_type = [[Taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]<br />
| parts = [[Hosdurg taluk|Hosdurg]]<br />
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]<br />
| governing_body = Pallikkara Grama Panchayat <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 6.34<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 14,334<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<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 = 671316<br />
| registration_plate = KL-60<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
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'''Pallikkara''' is a [[census town]] and a grama panchayat in Hosdurg Taluk of [[Kasargod district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kasargod.nic.in/tehsil/ |title=Taluk Offices |date= |author= |access-date= 24 August 2021}}</ref> This place was once famous for its Tobacco plants until the late 1980s and the Historical landmark [[Bekal Fort]] lies in this Village. A beach park near to the fort also attracts tourists to this place.<br />
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==Location==<br />
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It lies 11&nbsp;km north of [[Kanhangad]] town and 16.5&nbsp;km from [[Kasaragod]].<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Pallikkara had a population of 14,334 of which 6,611 are males and 7,723 are females. Pallikkara census town spreads over an area of {{cvt|6.34|km2}} with 2,734 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Pallikkara was 1,168 higher than state average of 1,084. Population of children under 6 years was 15%. Pallikkara had overall literacy of 89% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 92.7% and female literacy was 86%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=92,93 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Economy==<br />
Pallikkara is one of the developing villages in Pallikkere Grama Panchayath. Agriculture is the occupation of majority of the population. Income through agriculture related works, construction works and foreign money are the main sources of income.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Kasaragod, [[Mangalore]] in the north and Kannur, [[Calicut]] in the south. The nearest railway station is Bekal Fort Railway Station, [[Kanhangad]] Railway Station on Mangalore-[[Palakkad]] line. The nearest airports are at [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] , Kannur and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]].<br />
==Image gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Trikkannad Beach.2.jpg|Trikkannad Beach<br />
File:Pakkam. Pallikkara.jpg|Pakkam<br />
File:Taluk Road Pallikkara.jpg|Taluk Road<br />
File:Om Sri Mutt, Pallikkara-Periya Road.jpg|Om Sri Mutt<br />
File:Cherkappara. Pallikkara.2.jpg|Cherkappara School<br />
File:Cherkapara.jpg|Cherkapara Pond<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kasaragod district}}<br />
[[Category:Kanhangad area]]</div>->Boschanot