Parappa | |
|---|---|
Village, Block Panchayat | |
  Parappa Location in Kerala, India  Parappa Parappa (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°22′17″N 75°14′42″E / 12.3714°N 75.2450°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Taluk | Vellarikundu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Block Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.22 km2 (15.53 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 14,137 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671533 |
| Telephone code | 04672 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-79 |
Parappa is a village in Vellarikundu taluk of Kasaragod district and a block panchayat of the same name in the Indian state of Kerala.[1][2]
Location
Parappa is located 7 km west of Vellarikundu on Odayanchal-Cherupuzha road, 24 km east of Kanhangad and 44 km south east of District headquarters Kasaragod.
Administration
Parappa is a village in Balal Grama Panchayat. The Parappa Block Panchayat consists of 7 Grama Panchayats, including Balal, East Eleri, Kallar, Kinanoor-Karindalam, Kodom-Belur, Panathady and West Eleri.[3] Parappa village is politically a part of Kanhangad (State Assembly constituency) which belongs to Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Parappa village had total population of 14,137 which constitutes 6,834 males and 7,303 females. Parappa village spreads over an area of 40.22 km2 (15.53 sq mi) with 3,463 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Parappa was 1068 lower than state average of 1084. Population in the age group 0-6 was 1,542 (10.9%) where 793 are males and 749 are females. Parappa had overall literacy of 88.3%, lower than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 92.1% and female literacy was 84.8%.[5]
References
- ↑ "Taluk Offices". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Administrative divisions of Kasaragod district". Official website of Kasaragod district. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 92,93. Retrieved 14 July 2020.