Paduvilayi
Paduvilayi is a Census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Paduvilayi | |
|---|---|
city | |
  Paduvilayi Location in Kerala, India  Paduvilayi Paduvilayi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°52′0″N 75°31′10″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 19,167 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Paduvilayi had a population of 19,167. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Paduvilayi has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Paduvilayi, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Transportation
The national highway passes through Kannur 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 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 Mattanur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.
References
- "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.