Kannadiparamba is a census town in Kannur district in the

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Location

Kannadiparamba is a located about 5.5 - 6.5 km from Kannur town. The village is the part of Narath Grama Panchayat.

Temples

Kannadiparamba Sree Dharma Shastha Temple, one of the oldest and famous temples in Malabar is in Kannadiparamba.

Transportation

The national highway passes through

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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

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connects to

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. The nearest railway station is

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. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

Demographics

India Census, Kannadiparamba had a population of 13,677 which constitutes 6,056 (44.3%) males and 7,621 (55.7%) females. Kannadiparamba census town spreads over an area of with 2,791 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,258 higher than state average of 1,084. In Kannadiparamba, 12.7% of the population is under 6 years of age. Kannadiparamba had an overall literacy of 93.1% higher than national average of 59% and lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 96.7% and female literacy was 90.5%.

Religion

As of 2011 census, Kannadiparamba census town had total population of 13,677, which constitutes 53.37% Hindus, 43.53% Muslims, 2.74% Christians and 0.36% others.

Weavers

Most of the people in Kannadiparamba are

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. They have been doing this for many years. But since 2008-2009 period

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have been facing a very dangerous situation. Meanwhile, so many old people stopped their companies. Now they are jobless.

References

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