Hosdurg is one of four taluks that constitute the

Kasaragod District Kasaragod ( and Malayalam: , English: ''Kassergode'', Tulu: ''Kasrod'', Arabic: ''Harkwillia'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 10 km south to Ullal, whi ...

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. Others are Kasaragod,

Manjeshwaram Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. It is situated at a distance of from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, north of district HQ Kasaragod and south of Mangalore city in neighbour ...

and

Vellarikundu Vellarikundu is a town and taluk headquarters in the Hill range of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala. Vellarikundu is located between Odayanchal and Chittarikkal on Odayanchal- Cherupuzha Road. Transportation Vellarikundu is able to con ...

taluks. In the north, it borders Kasaragod taluk; in south, the Kannur District; in the east, Vellarikundu taluk; and in the west, the

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. With an area of 900.3 km² (90030 hectares), it was the smaller of the two taluks. Then Hosdurg bifurcated into Vellarikund and Hosdurg taluks in 2013 for ease of administration.

Kanhangad Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. Location The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasar ...

and Nileshwaram are the

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within the taluk. ''Hosdurg'' (after which the taluk is named) is a kilometer south of

town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include

Trikarpur Thrikaripur a small town located in south part of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala, India. Its southernmost end Olavara touches Payyannur, Kannur District. Demographics The 2001 Census of India determined that the population of Tr ...

, Cheruvathur and Udma. Bekal Fort tourism is situated in the taluk. The name ''Hosdurg'' comes from the

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word ''hosa'' ("new") and

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word ''durg'' ("fort").

Demographics

As per the 2011 census, Hosdurg taluk had a total population of 625641 persons, which included 295,859 males and 329,782 females. The literacy rate is 85.82%, higher than the national average. In Hosdurg taluk, 12.42% of the total population is between the ages of 0–6 years.

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is the administrative language of the region.

Taluks of Kasaragod

Constituent Villages

Hosdurg taluk has 31 revenue villages. They are ;

Ajanur Ajanur (also anglicized Ajanoor) is a grama panchayat and also a village of the same name in Kasargode district, Kerala state, India. It is the fifth largest town in Kasaragod district. Ajanur vs. Kanhangad Ajanur is in fact a bureaucratic n ...

, Ambalathara, Balla, Bare,

Cheemeni Cheemeni is a small town in Hosdurg taluk of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Demographics As of the 2011 India census, Cheemeni had a population of 8,283 with 3,908 males and 4,375 females. Transportation Local roads have acc ...

, Cheruvathur, Chithari, Hosdurg,

, Kayyur, Keekan, Kilayikode, Kodakkad,

Madikai Madikai is a GramaPanchayath in Kasaragod in the state of Kerala.The largest Junction in Madikai Panchayath is Kanhirapoil and Erikkulam. Ambalathara chalakkadav Bangalam are next largest Demographics India census, Madikai had a population ...

, Maniyat, Nileshwaram, North Trikkarippur, Padanna, Pallikkara, Pallikkara-II, Panayal, Periya, Perole, Pilicode, Pudukai, Pullur, South Trikkarippur, Thimiri, Thuruthi, Uduma, Udinoor and

Valiyaparamba Valiyaparamba (Malayalam: ''വലിയപറമ്പ'') is a coastal island in Hosdurg taluk, Kasaragod district, Kerala state, India. Location Valiyaparamba is separated from the mainland by Kavvayi Backwater. It is located southwest o ...

External links

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References

Geography of Kasaragod district Taluks of Kerala {{Kasaragod-geo-stub

Demographics

Taluks of Kasaragod

Constituent Villages

See also

External links

References