Mokeri is a Census Town in Mokeri panchayat of Kannur district in the

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n state of

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 ...

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Mokeri had population of 19,684 which constitutes 9,039 (45.9%) males and 10,645 (54.1%) females. Mokeri census town has an area of with 4,292 families residing in it. Average sex ratio was 1178 higher than state average of 1084. In Mokeri, 11% of the population was under 6 years age. Mokeri had average literacy of 95.9% higher than state average of 94%; male literacy stands at 97.7% and female literacy was 94.5%.

Educational institutions

Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Higher Secondary School RGMHSS aka Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Higher Secondary School is a Higher Secondary School in mokeri, Kerala. Established in 1995, it is a prominent government-aided school in Kannur District. History The Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Higher secondary sc ...

Transportation

The national highway passes through

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town. Goa and

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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and

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can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of

Iritty Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one of ...

connects to

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and

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. The nearest railway station is

on Mangalore-

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line. its 10 km away. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at kannur international airport

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and

Calicut Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

. 3 are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

References

Villages near Kuthuparamba Cities and towns in Kannur district {{Kannur-geo-stub