Chengalai
village
Chengalai is located in Kerala
Chengalai
Chengalai
Location in Kerala, India
Chengalai is located in India
Chengalai
Chengalai
Chengalai (India)
Coordinates: 12°02′N 75°28′E / 12.04°N 75.46°E / 12.04; 75.46
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Government
  TypePanchayati raj (India)
  BodyChengalai Grama Panchayat
Area
  Total21.18 km2 (8.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total15,800
  Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670631
Telephone code0460
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL 59
Nearest citySreekandapuram
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyIrikkur

Chengalayi is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1] The village is also known as Chengalayi.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Chengalai had a population of 15,800 with 7,462 males (47.2%) and 8,338 females (52.8%). Chengalai village spreads over an area of 21.18 km2 with 3,270 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,117 higher than state average of 1,084. In Chengalai, 12.5% of the population was under 6 years age. Chengalai had overall literacy of 92.7% lower than state average of 94%.[2]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Mangalore 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 connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mattannur , Kannur

See also

References

  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 154,155. Retrieved 14 July 2020.


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