Kinanoor or Kinavoor is an ancient Village capital (Karithalam/Karantholam/ Karinthalam Gramam) situated in Sahya Hill ( Western Ghats ) area of

Kasaragod district Kasaragod ( (, , ; English: ''Kassergode'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 9 km south to Ullal, which is the southernmost portion of the major port city ...

in the state of

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.It is situated between Nileshwar and

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Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kinavoor now modified as Kinanoor had a population of 9,728 with 4,691 males and 5,037 females. Kinanoor village has an area of with 2,517 families residing in it. 8.83% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kinanoor village had an average literacy of 89.2% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%.

Administration

This panchayat is administered as a part of the newly formed

Vellarikundu Vellarikund 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. Etymology 'Vellari-' comes from the Malaya ...

taluk.Earlier it was Hosdurg Taluk. Kinanoor-Karindalam Panchayat is a part of Kanhangad Assembly constituency under Kasaragod Loksabha constituency. Kinanoor Karinthalam Gramapanchayath won the second prize for water conservation in the National Water Awards 2018 instituted by the MoWRs (category: Best Village Panchayat).http://cgwb.gov.in/CGWA/LIST%20WINNERS%20NATIONAL%20WATER%20AWARDS-2018.pdf

Transportation

The national highway passing through

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connects to

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in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Nileshwar on Mangalore-

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line. There are airports at

and

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Nileshwaram area Panchayats in Kasaragod district {{Kasaragod-geo-stub

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