Kadirur

Kadirur is a census town within the Thalassery Taluk of Kannur District in the State of Kerala, India. Kadirur is located about 8 km (5 Miles) from the Thalassery Township on the Tellicherry-Mysore road.

Kadirur
city
Kadirur
Location in Kerala, India
Kadirur
Kadirur (India)
Coordinates: 11°46′0″N 75°31′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Population
 (2001)
 • Total28,989
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[1] Kadirur had a population of 29,739. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Kadirur has an average literacy rate of 96%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 97%, and female literacy is 95%. In Kadirur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. Sree sooryanarayana temple and Tharuvanatheru sree mahaganapathi temple are major temples in kadirur. kadirur means 'the village of sun'.Nearest town is Thalassery.

Schools in Kadirur
  • Govt.VHSS Kadirur
  • Tharuvanatheru UP school, Kadirur
  • Govt VHSS Chundangapoil
  • Mappila Govt. UP school, 5th Mile, Kadirur
  • Kadirur West LP School, Kadirur
  • Kadirur East LP School, Kadirur

Transportation

The National Highway 66 commonly referred to as NH-66 passes through Thalassery town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Thalassery 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 and Calicut. Both of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries. The major road passing through kadirur is the State Highway 30 (SH 30) aka Thalassery - coorg road.

References
  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.


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