Kasaragod or Casrod a taluk which along with
Hosdurg taluk,
Manjeshwaram Taluk and
Vellarikundu taluk constitute the
Kasaragod district
Kasaragod ( (, , ; English: ''Kassergode'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 9 km south to Ullal, which is the southernmost portion of the major port city ...
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Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...
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India
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. Its educational center is Vidyanagar. The major areas include Kasaragod municipality, Chemnad, Bedira, and Chengala. The
Central Plantation Crops Research Institute is located in the taluk.
Villages in Kasaragod
Kasaragod taluk has 34 villages.
* Adkathbail,
Adoor
Adoor is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality in the Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. It is the headquarters of the List of taluks of Kerala, Adoor Taluk and Adoor Revenue Division. Adoor is located southwest of the district he ...
,
Adhur,
Badiadka,
Bandadka,
Bedadka,
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Bela,
Bellur,
Chemnad,
Chengala,
Delampady,
Kalnad
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Karivedakam,
Karadka,
Kasaragod,
Kolathur,
Kudlu
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Kumbadaje,
Kuttikole,
Madhur,
Muliyar,
Munnad,
Muttathody
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Neerchal,
Nekraje,
Nettanige,
Pady,
Patla,
Perumbala
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Puthoor,
Shiribagilu,
Thalangara,
Thekkil and
Ubrangala
Demographics
According to 2011 census, Kasaragod taluk had a population of 681,736, which includes 332,754 males and 349,032 females. The average sex ratio is 1049 lower than state average of 1084. Total literacy rate is 89.45% lower than state average of 94%.
Kasaragod taluk constitutes 48.84% Hindus, 48.15% Muslims followed by 2.82% Christians and others.
As of 2011 Indian
census
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, Kasaragod subdistrict had total population of 681,736, among which 480,405 (70.5%) registered Malayalam as their mother tongue, 110,621 (16.2%) marked Tulu as their mother tongue, 43,664 (6.4%) marked Kannada as mother tongue, 18,718 (2.7%) marked Marathi as mother tongue, 15,378 (2.26%) marked Konkani as mother tongue, 5657 (0.83%) marked Urdu as mother tongue and 1.11% marked under other Indian languages.
References
External links
Official District WebsiteInfo Kasaragod
Geography of Kasaragod district
Taluks of Kerala
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