Vorkady
Vorkady is a Gram Panchayat in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]
Vorkady | |
|---|---|
Gram Panchayath | |
 Majeerpalla Vorkady | |
| Coordinates: 12°45′0″N 74°56′0″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.4 km2 (17.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 22,328 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, Tulu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14 |
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Vorkady had a population of 5709 with 2813 males and 2896 females.[1]
Transportation
Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kasaragod in the south. The nearest railway station is Manjeshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad nearest airport is Mangalore in Karnataka state.
Languages
This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Malayalam, Tulu, Beary bashe and Konkani. Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages.
Education
There are nine schools in the village and all of them are Kannada medium.one of them is an English medium school,(S.T. Mary's English medium school kaliyoor vorkady)
Administration
This village is part of Manjeswaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).
See also
References
- "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.