Chapparapadavu

Village in Kerala, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chapparapadavu is a Grama panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Chapparapadavu Panchayat has administration over the villages of Kooveri, Thimiri and Vellad.[2]

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Chapparapadavu
Village
Chapparappadavu High School
Chapparappadavu High School
Chapparapadavu is located in Kerala
Chapparapadavu
Chapparapadavu
Location in Kerala, India
Chapparapadavu is located in India
Chapparapadavu
Chapparapadavu
Chapparapadavu (India)
Coordinates: 12.1298°N 75.4141°E / 12.1298; 75.4141
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Government
  TypePanchayati Raj (India)
  BodyGrama Panchayat
Area
  Total
69.99 km2 (27.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Total
31,622
  Density451.8/km2 (1,170/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670581
Telephone code04982
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-59
Niyamasabha constituencyTaliparamba
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
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Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Chapparapadavu Grama Panchayat had a population of 31,622 among which 15,322 are males and 16,300 females. Of that population, 10.9% was under 6 years of age. The average literacy of 92.8% was lower than the state average of 94%.[3]

Administration

Chapparapadavu Grama Panchayat is part of Taliparamba (State Assembly constituency) in Kannur Loksabha constituency.[4]

Transportation

Chapparappadavu is located at 14 km northeast of Taliparamba town. The national highway passes through Taliparamba. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram on the southern side. Taliparamba has a bus station and buses are easily available to all parts of Kannur district. The road from Taliparamba to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore but buses to these cities are available only from Kannur, 22 km to the south. The nearest railway stations are Kannapuram and Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.

See also

Koovery School

References

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