Thekkil is a village in the
Kasaragod taluk
Kasaragod or Casrod a taluk which along with Hosdurg taluk, Manjeshwaram Taluk and Vellarikundu taluk constitute the Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. Its educational center is Vidyanagar. The major areas include Kasaragod municipality, Chem ...
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 ...
,
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
,
India
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. It is located a few kilometres east of
Kasaragod
Kasaragod () is a municipal town and the administrative headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kera ...
, south of the
Chandragiri River
The Chandragiri River, also known as the Payaswini River in Karnataka and as the Perumpuzha River in Kerala, is the longest river in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India.
The river is a historical treasure of Chemnad. It was named after the Maurya ...
and west of the
Kudumbur River
The Kudumbur River is a river that flows mainly through the Kasaragod district of the Indian state of Kerala, although its source and some early sections are in the Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka. It is the largest tributary of ...
, along
National Highway 66
The following highways are numbered 66:
International
* European route E66
Australia
* Barkly Highway (Northern Territory)
* Riddoch Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 66
* Highway 66 (Ontario)
Cuba
* Autopista Sancti Spiritus (4-6 ...
. It covers .
Thekkil is also known for chandragiri river.
Demographics
As of 2011, Thekkil had a population of 14,299 people, of which 6,852 were male and 7,447 were female. 1,960 people, or about 13.7% of the population, were at or below the age of 6. The census reported 2,822 households in Thekkil.
References
Suburbs of Kasaragod
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