Thimiri is a village in Hosdurg taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala state, India.[1][2] Thimiri is located 3 km east of Cheruvathur on Cheruvathur-Cheemeni road.
Thimiri | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Thimiri Location in Kerala, India  Thimiri Thimiri (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°13′28″N 75°10′56″E / 12.2244°N 75.1823°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Taluk | Hosdurg |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kayyur-Cheemeni Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.12 km2 (3.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,511 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671313 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-60 |
Demographics
editAs of 2011 Census, Thimiri village had total population of 5,511 which constitutes 2,640 males and 2,871 females. Thimiri village has an area of 8.12 km2 (3.14 sq mi) with 1,344 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Thimiri was 1087, higher than state average of 1084. In Thimiri, Population of children under 6 years was 10.6%. Thimiri had overall literacy of 93% where male literacy stands at 96.3% and female literacy was 89.9%.[3]
Administration
editThimiri village is part of Kayyur-Cheemeni Grama Panchayat in Nileshwaram Block Panchayat. Thimiri village is politically a part of Thrikaripur (State Assembly constituency) which belongs to Kasaragod Loksabha constituency.[4]
Transport
editNH 66 is easily accessible from Cheruvathur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Kochi and Trivandrum on the southern side. The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur railway station on Shoranur-Mangalore Section under Southern railway. The nearest international airports are at Kannur and Mangalore.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 92,93. Retrieved 14 July 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.