Aralam is a large village and grama panchayat in

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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n state of

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. Aralam grama panchayat bordered to karnataka state in east.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Aralam had a population of 29,328 people which constitutes 14,438 males and 14,890 females. Aralam village spreads over an area of with 6,904 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Aralam was 1,031 lower than state average of 1,084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 3,180 (10.8%) where 1,617 are males and 1,563 are females. Aralam had an overall literacy of 89.9% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 92.7% and female literacy was 87.3%.

Economy

Aralam Panchayat is mainly an agrarian economy. The major cultivated crops are Coconut, Cashew, Pepper, Rubber and Areca nut here. Aralam was one of severely affected areas in Kannur district during

2018 Kerala floods On 16 August 2018, severe floods affected the south Indian state Kerala, due to unusually heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst flood in Kerala in nearly a century. Over 483 people died, and about one million people were e ...

. 20 hectares of cash crops like Coconut, Cashew and Pepper was washed away by

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and

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and 5 hectares by heavy rains and caused economic loss for the farmers living here. 22% of the affected areas were in the side slope of mid-highlands (101 m) and 7% in the river bank of midlands (61 m).

aralam Town

Heart of Aralam Village is ARALAM Town.Panchayat and Village offices are situated at Edoor.

Education

The village has a Government Higher Secondary School at Aralam and two aided Higher Secondaries, one at Edoor, St. Mary's HSS and the other at Velimanam, St. Sebastian's HSS.

Tourism

Many people visit Aralam because it is close to the dense western ghats. The village also caters tourists to Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary.

Transportation

The national highway passes through

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town.

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and

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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and

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

Iritty Iritty is a municipality and taluk in Kannur district of Kerala state, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is at a distance of from Kannur International Airport and one among ...

connects to

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and

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. The nearest railway station is

Thalassery Thalassery () (also called Tellicherry) is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population of just under ...

towards

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and Kannur railway station towards

. The nearest airport is

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References

Villages near Iritty {{Kannur-geo-stub mr:आरलम संरक्षित वनक्षेत्र