Hosdurg is one of four taluks that constitute the

Kasaragod District Kasaragod ( and Malayalam language, Malayalam: , English language, English: ''Kassergode'', Tulu language, Tulu: ''Kasrod'', Arabic language, Arabic: ''Harkwillia'') is one of the 14 List of districts of Kerala, districts in the southern Indi ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. Others are

Kasaragod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and ...

Manjeshwaram Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. It is situated at a distance of from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, north of district HQ Kasaragod and south of Mangalore city in neighbou ...

and

Vellarikundu Vellarikundu is a town and taluk headquarters in the Hill range of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala. Vellarikundu is located between Odayanchal and Chittarikkal on Odayanchal- Cherupuzha Road. Transportation Vellarikundu is able to conn ...

taluks. In the north, it borders

Kasaragod taluk Kasaragod or Casrod a taluk which along with Hosdurg taluk, Manjeshwaram Taluk and Vellarikundu taluk constitute the Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. Its educational center is Vidyanagar. The major areas include Kasaragod municipality, Chemnad, ...

; in south, the Kannur District; in the east, Vellarikundu taluk; and in the west, the

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. With an area of 900.3 km² (90030 hectares), it was the smaller of the two taluks. Then Hosdurg bifurcated into Vellarikund and Hosdurg taluks in 2013 for ease of administration.

Kanhangad Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. Location The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasara ...

and

Nileshwaram Nileshwaram or Nileshwar or Neeleswaram is a Corporations, Municipalities and Taluks of Kerala, municipality and a major town in Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. It is one of the three List of cities and towns in Kasaragod district, ...

are the

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within the taluk. ''Hosdurg'' (after which the taluk is named) is a kilometer south of

town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include

Trikarpur Thrikaripur a small town located in south part of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala, India. Its southernmost end Olavara touches Payyannur, Kannur District. Demographics The 2001 Census of India determined that the population of Trik ...

Cheruvathur Cheruvathur is a town and grama panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala. It is located from the district headquarters Kasaragod. Transportation Local roads have access to NH-66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur i ...

and

Udma Udma is a census town in Kasaragod district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2011 India census, Udma census town had population of 8,115 which constitutes 3,593 males and 4,522 females. Udma c ...

Bekal Fort Bekal Fort is a medieval fort built by Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi in 1650 AD, at Bekal. It is the largest fort in Kerala, spreading over . Structure The fort appears to emerge from the sea. Almost three-quarters of its exterior is in con ...

tourism is situated in the taluk. The name ''Hosdurg'' comes from the

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

word ''hosa'' ("new") and

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word ''durg'' ("fort").

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Hosdurg taluk had a total population of 625641 persons, which included 295,859 males and 329,782 females. The literacy rate is 85.82%, higher than the national average. In Hosdurg taluk, 12.42% of the total population is between the ages of 0–6 years.

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is the administrative language of the region.

Taluks of Kasaragod

Constituent Villages

Hosdurg taluk has 31 revenue villages. They are ;

Ajanur Ajanur (also anglicized Ajanoor) is a grama panchayat and also a village of the same name in Kasargode district, Kerala state, India. It is the fifth largest town in Kasaragod district. Ajanur vs. Kanhangad Ajanur is in fact a bureaucratic nice ...

, Ambalathara, Balla, Bare,

Cheemeni Cheemeni is a small town in Hosdurg taluk of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Cheemeni had a population of 8,283 with 3,908 males and 4,375 females. Transportation Local roads have acce ...

, Chithari, Hosdurg,

Kayyur Kayyur is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.Nearest town is Cheemeni. Administration Kayyur is a small village in the Hosdurg taluk. Kayyur Incident In 1940, peasants there under the leadership of communists ...

Keekan Keekan is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Keekan had a population of 9540 with 4565 males and 4975 females. Transportation Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalor ...

, Kilayikode,

Kodakkad Kodakkad is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics India census, Kodakkad had a population of 9716 with 4626 males and 5090 females. Transportation Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mang ...

Madikai Madikai is a GramaPanchayath in Kasaragod in the state of Kerala.The largest Junction in Madikai Panchayath is Kanhirapoil and Erikkulam. Ambalathara chalakkadav Bangalam are next largest Demographics India census, Madikai had a population o ...

Maniyat Maniyat is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Transportation Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur on Mangalo ...

, North Trikkarippur, Padanna, Pallikkara, Pallikkara-II,

Panayal Panayal is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. It is situated approximately 6 km inland from the coastal town of Bekal. Panayal is 18.3 km by road from Kasaragod and around 14.9 km from Kanhangad. Sri ...

, Periya,

Perole Perole is a census town and part of Nileshwaram Municipality in Hosdurg taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala, India. Perole is located 1.5 km east of Nileshwaram town. Demographics As of 2011 Indian census, Perole had population of 14, ...

Pilicode Pilicode is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. On 2018-04-12 chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan declared Pilicode as first filament bulb free Panchayat in India as part of Oorjayaanam (ഊര്‍ജയാനം) proje ...

, Pudukai, Pullur, South Trikkarippur,

Thimiri Thimiri is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. An ancient Shiva temple called Thimiri Sree Shiva Kshethra is situated here. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Thimiri had total population of 18,044 which constitutes 8,82 ...

, Thuruthi, Uduma, Udinoor and

Valiyaparamba Valiyaparamba (Malayalam: ''വലിയപറമ്പ'') is a coastal island in Hosdurg taluk, Kasaragod district, Kerala state, India. Location Valiyaparamba is separated from the mainland by Kavvayi Backwater. It is located southwest of ...

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Geography of Kasaragod district Taluks of Kerala {{Kasaragod-geo-stub

Demographics

Taluks of Kasaragod

Constituent Villages

See also

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