Chengalai | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Chengalai Location in Kerala, India  Chengalai Chengalai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°02′N 75°28′E / 12.04°N 75.46°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Chengalai Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.18 km2 (8.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 15,800 |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670631 |
| Telephone code | 0460 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL 59 |
| Nearest city | Sreekandapuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Irikkur |
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
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 154,155. Retrieved 14 July 2020.