Kinanoor

Kinanoor
Kinavoor
Kinavoor- Karinthalam
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
 • Total
27.33 km2 (10.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
9,728
 • Density355.9/km2 (921.9/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL-79
Kinanoor
Kinanoor ( Image Taken : Vivek P Kinanoor )

Kinanoor or Kinavoor is an ancient Village capital (Karithalam/Karantholam/ Karinthalam Gramam) situated in Sahya Hill ( Western Ghats ) area of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.It is situated between Nileshwar and Parappa.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kinavoor now modified as 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%.

Administration

This panchayat is administered as a part of the newly formed Vellarikundu taluk.Earlier it was Hosdurg Taluk. Kinanoor-Karindalam Panchayat is a part of Kanhangad Assembly constituency under Kasaragod Loksabha constituency.

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

Transportation

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

References

  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: Directorate of 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. ↑ "Winners national water awards 2018" (PDF). cgwb.gov.in.