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{{short description|Tehsil in Kerala, India}} | |||
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[[ | {{infobox settlement | ||
| name = Hosdurg taluk | |||
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| settlement_type = [[Taluks of Kerala|Taluk]] | |||
| image_skyline = Bakel ratnu.JPG | |||
| image_alt = right | |||
| image_caption = Bekal Fort in Hosdurg Taluk | |||
| pushpin_map = India Kerala | |||
| pushpin_label_position = right | |||
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | |||
| coordinates = {{coord|12.3059|N|75.0947|E|display=inline,title}} | |||
| subdivision_type = Country | |||
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | |||
| subdivision_type1 = State | |||
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]] | |||
| subdivision_type2 = District | |||
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]] | |||
| established_title = <!-- Established --> | |||
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| leader_title = Tehsildar | |||
| leader_name = Premraj P | |||
| unit_pref = Metric | |||
| area_footnotes = | |||
| area_rank = | |||
| area_total_km2 = 442 | |||
| elevation_footnotes = | |||
| elevation_m = | |||
| population_total = 448,484 | |||
| population_as_of = 2011 | |||
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| population_density_km2 = auto | |||
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| demographics_type1 = Languages | |||
| demographics1_title1 = Official | |||
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf}}</ref> | |||
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | |||
| utc_offset1 = +5:30 | |||
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] | |||
| postal_code = 671xxx | |||
| area_code_type = Telephone code | |||
| area_code = 0467 | |||
| registration_plate = KL 60 | |||
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | |||
| blank_info_sec1 = [[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kasaragod]] | |||
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency | |||
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Kanhangad (State Assembly constituency)|Kanhangad]], [[Thrikaripur (State Assembly constituency)|Thrikaripur]] | |||
| website = | |||
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}} | |||
[[File:Hosdurg fort vijayan rajapuram.jpg|thumb|Hosdurg fort]] | |||
[[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. In the north, it borders [[Kasaragod taluk]]; in south, the [[Kannur District]]; in the east, | '''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"). | |||
==Demographics== | ==Demographics== | ||
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==Taluks of Kasaragod== | ==Taluks of Kasaragod== | ||
{{Kasaragod Labelled Map}} | {{Kasaragod Labelled Map}} | ||
==Constituent Villages== | |||
Hosdurg taluk has 31 revenue villages. They are ; [[Ajanur]], [[Ambalathara, Kasaragod|Ambalathara]], Balla, [[Bare (Kasaragod)|Bare]], [[Cheemeni]], [[Cheruvathur]], [[Chithari]], Hosdurg, [[Kanhangad]], [[Kayyur]], [[Keekan]], [[Kilayikode]], [[Kodakkad]], [[Madikai]], [[Maniyat]], [[Nileshwaram]], North Trikkarippur, [[Padne|Padanna]], [[Pallikkara, Bekal|Pallikkara]], [[Pallikkara-II]], [[Panayal]], [[Periya, Kasaragod|Periya]], [[Perole]], [[Pilicode]], Pudukai, [[Pullur, Kasaragod|Pullur]], South Trikkarippur, [[Thimiri (Kasaragod)|Thimiri]], Thuruthi, [[Udma|Uduma]], [[Udinoor]] and [[Valiyaparamba]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kasargod.nic.in/tehsil/ |title=Taluk Offices |date= |author= |access-date= 24 August 2021}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[ | *[[Kasaragod taluk]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Vellarikundu]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{coord missing|Kerala}} | |||
{{Kerala}} | |||
{{Kasaragod district}} | |||
[[Category:Geography of Kasaragod district]] | [[Category:Geography of Kasaragod district]] | ||
