Eruvatty

Eruvatty
Eruvatti
Village
Kuppam River at Eruvatty
Eruvatty
Location in Kerala, India
Eruvatty
Eruvatty (India)
Coordinates: 12°11′02″N 75°24′40″E / 12.184°N 75.411°E / 12.184; 75.411Coordinates: 12°11′02″N 75°24′40″E / 12.184°N 75.411°E / 12.184; 75.411
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 670741
Telephone code 0490
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-58
Nearest city Thaliparamba
Lok Sabha constituency Kasaragode

Eruvatty is a village in Kerala, India. It is in the district of Kannur.

Geography

Eruvatty lies beside the river Kuppam. The river in this region is divided into seven branches, which is a destination for birds and biological hotspot of fish. One can travel to this place from Taliparamba, by bus. The village in Chapparapadava (or Chapparapadavu) Panchayat. The villages nearby are Nellipara, Vimalasheri, Thimiri, Talavial, Marigiri, Rayarom ([1]), Thadikadavu ([2]) and others.

Facilities

The village has a micro hydal power station [3] The Postal Index Number (PIN) of this village is 670 581.

Etymology

This Eruvatty (stress on eruvaatty) is different from the village which is pronounced as eruvatty (stress on eruvatty) in Pinarayi village.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Eruvatti had a population of 15444 with 7308 males and 8136 females.[4]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. Taliparamba has a good bus station and buses are easily available to all parts of Kannur district. The road 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 subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are small international airports with direct flights available only to Middle Eastern countries.

References

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  4. ↑ "Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10.


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