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Kinanoor
Village
Kinanoor is located in Kerala
Kinanoor
Kinanoor
Location in Kerala, India
Kinanoor is located in India
Kinanoor
Kinanoor
Kinanoor (India)
Coordinates: 12°16′45″N 75°11′45″E / 12.27917°N 75.19583°E / 12.27917; 75.19583
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
Government
 • TypePanchayati raj (India)
 • BodyGram panchayat
Area
 • Total27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total9,728
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL-79

Kinanoor is a Village situated in Hill area of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.It is situated between Nileshwar and Parappa.[1]

Demographics[edit | edit source]

As of 2011 Census, Kinanoor had a population of 9,728 with 4,691 males and 5,037 females. Kinanoor village has an area of 27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi) with 2,517 families residing in it. 8.83% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kinanoor village had an average literacy of 89.2% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%.[2]

Administration[edit | edit source]

This panchayat is administered as a part of the newly formed Vellarikundu taluk. Kinanoor-Karindalam Panchayat is a part of Kanhangad Assembly constituency under Kasaragod Loksabha constituency.[3]

Kinanoor Gramapanchayath won the second prize for water conservation in the National Water Awards 2018 instituted by the MoWRs (category: Best Village Panchayat).[4]

Transportation[edit | edit source]

The national highway passing through Nileshwaram connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Nileshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Kannur International Airport

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 92,93. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. http://cgwb.gov.in/CGWA/LIST%20WINNERS%20NATIONAL%20WATER%20AWARDS-2018.pdf