Kalliad is a village 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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Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kalliad had a population of 9,410 of which 4,590 are males and 4,820 are females. Kalliad village spreads over area with 2,163 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Kalliad was 1,050 lower than state average of 1,084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,059 (11.3%) which constitutes 515 males and 544 females. Kalliad had overall literacy of 92.2% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 96.1% and female literacy was 88.4%.

Transportation

The national highway passes through

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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 connects to

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. The nearest railway station is

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...

on the Mangalore-

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line. There are airports at Mattannur ( Kannur International ) ,

and

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References

Villages near Irikkur {{Kannur-geo-stub