Kayaralam

Kayaralam
village
Kayaralam Location in Kerala, India Kayaralam Kayaralam (India)
Coordinates:12°0′0″N75°25′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Body	Mayyil Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	20.33 km2(7.85 sq mi)
Population
• Total	17,159
• Density	840/km2(2,200/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam,English
Time zone	UTC+5:30(IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-59
Nearest city	Mayyil
Lok Sabhaconstituency	Kannur

Kayaralamis one of the villages inMayyilGram panchayatin theKannur District,state ofKerala,India.

Demographics

As of2011 Census,Kayaralam had a population of 17,159 with 8,042 males (46.9%) and 9,117 females (53.1%). Kayaralam village has an area of 20.33 km²(7.85 sq mi) with 3,800 families residing in it. The average male female sex ratio was 1,134 higher than state average of 1,084. In Kayaralam, 11.75% of the population was under 6 years age. Kayaralam had overall literacy of 94.1% higher than state average of 94%.

Administration

Before the formation of theMayyilpanchayath,it was a panchayath. Orappadi is the nearest town.

Transportation

The national highway passes throughValapattanamtown.GoaandMumbaican be accessed on the northern side andCochinandThiruvananthapuramcan be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east ofIrittyconnects toMysoreandBangalore.The nearest railway station isKannuronMangalore-Palakkadline. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports atMattanur,MangaloreandCalicut.All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.