Cheleri is a

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Kannur district Kannur () is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India. The city of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name. The old name, Cannanore, is the anglicized form of th ...

in the

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Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Cheleri had a population of 10,848 with 4,873 males and 5,975 females. Cheleri

spreads over an area of 8.56 km² with 2,150 families residing in it. The sex ratio was 1,226 higher than state average of 1,084. In Cheleri, population of children under 6 years was 12.76%. Cheleri had overall literacy of 94%, higher than national average of 59% and same as state average of 94%.

Religion

As of 2011 India

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, Cheleri

had total population of 10,848 which constitute 45.6% Hindus, 53.9% Muslims and 0.5% others.

Administration

Cheleri census town is situated in Kolachery Grama Panchayat. It includes localities like Karayapa, Kayyankode, Munderikkadavu, Cheleri Mukkil, Nonheri, Dalil palli, Kappanapparamba, Kayachira, Vaidyar Kandi, Valavil Cheleri etc.

Education

There are two U.P. schools in this village: Cheleri A.U.P. School and Noorul Islam Madrassa U.P. School. The first one is the government-aided. The second one does not receive aid from the government but is recognized by the government. There is only one government school in this village. It is Cheleri Govt. Mopla L.P. School. Cheleri Mopla A.L.P. School, Noonheri A.L.P. School, Karayappa A.L.P. School, and Malot A L.P. School are other schools in this village.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Valapattanam town.

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of

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connects to

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. The nearest railway station is

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line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to booking over the internet. There are airports at

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and

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. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

References

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