Padre is a village in Manjeshwaram Taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala, India.[2]

Padre
village
Padre is located in Kerala
Padre
Padre
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 12°37′09″N 75°08′13″E / 12.6193°N 75.1370°E / 12.6193; 75.1370
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
TalukManjeshwaram
Government
 • BodyEnmakaje Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total
15.97 km2 (6.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
5,092
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671552
Vehicle registrationKL-14

Demographics

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As of 2011 Census, Padre village had population of 5,092 which constitutes 2,586 males and 2,506 females. The male female sex ratio was 969 lower than state average of 1084. Padre village has an area of 15.97 km2 (6.17 sq mi) with 970 families residing in it. Population in the age group 0-6 was 417 (8.2%) where 215 are males and 202 are females. Padre had overall literacy of 84.6% lower than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 90.9% and Female literacy was 78%.[3]

Administration

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Padre village is part of Enmakaje Grama Panchayat. Politically it comes under Manjeshwar (State Assembly constituency) which is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Taluk Offices | Website of Kasargod | India".
  3. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 80,81. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. ^ "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.
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