Malapattam Explained

Malapattam
Native Name Lang:ml
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:12.04°N 75.46°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:19.34
Population Total:9,628
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Iso Code:IN-KL

Malapattam is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Malapattam had a population of 9,628 with 4,497 (46.7%) males and 5,131 (53.3%) females. Malapattam village has an area of with 2,250 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,141 lower than state average of 1,084. In Malapattam, 10.55% of the population was under 6 years age. Malapattam had overall literacy of 92.9% higher than national average of 59% and lower than state average of 94%.[2]

Transportation

Malapattam was a traditionally isolated and remote village. The new bridge built in 2004 changed the situation and made a straight access to Kannur city. 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India :Malapattam Population - Kannur, Kerala. Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 .
  2. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kannur . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 154,155 . 14 July 2020.