Matool
Matool | |
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village | |
![]() Mattool Beach | |
Coordinates:11°57′29″N75°17′39″E/ 11.957955°N 75.294159°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Kannur |
Area | |
• Total | 12.84 km2(4.96 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 27,806 |
• Density | 2,200/km2(5,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam,English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30(IST) |
PIN | 670302(South), 670325(North) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Vehicle registration | KL-13 |
Website | https://mattool.in |
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Matool(also Mattul) is a village inKannur districtof Kerala State, India. Mattool is located 19 kilometres (12 mi) north ofKannur city.TheValapattanam RiverandKuppam Rivermeet theArabian Seaat Mattool. Mattool can be reached from Kannur via Azheekal crossing the Mattool - Azheekal ferry. And via Madakkara-Matool Bridge From Irinavu Road.[1]
Matool is considered a boating destination with boat services to various coastal areas ofKannur district.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]As of 2011[update]Indiacensus,Mattool had a population of 27,806 with 12,464 (44.8%) males and 15,342 (55.2%) females. Mattool village have an area of 12.84 km2with 4,564 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1231 higher than the state average of 1084. In Mattool, 14.7% of the population was under 6 years of age. Mattool had an average literacy of 95% higher than state average of 94%.[2]
Transportation
[edit]The national highway passes throughTaliparambatown. Goa andMumbaican be accessed on the northern side andCochinandThiruvananthapuramcan be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east ofIrittyconnects toMysoreandBangalore.The nearest railway station isPazhayangadion Mangalore-Palakkadline. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports atKannur,MangaloreandCalicut.All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above".Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived fromthe originalon 8 December 2008.Retrieved10 December2008.
- ^Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations.District Census Handbook, Kannur(PDF).Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 160,161.Retrieved14 July2020.
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