Mavilayi

Mavilayi
Mavilayi
Census Town
	Mavilayi Location in Kerala, India Mavilayi Mavilayi (India)
	Coordinates: 11°50′0″N 75°28′0″E / 11.83333°N 75.46667°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Peralasseri Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	8.6 km2 (3.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	12,286
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-13
Nearest city	Kannur
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur

Mavilayi is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1] Situated in Peralasseri Panchayath on Kannur-Kuthuparamba State Highway, 15 km away from Kannur Town.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Mavilayi had total population of 12,286 which constitutes 5,593 (45.5%) males and 6,693 (54.5%) females. Mavilayi census town spreads over an area of 8.6 km² (3.3 sq mi) with 2,699 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,197 higher than state average of 1,084. In Mavilayi, 10.5% of the population is under 6 years of age. Mavilayi had an overall literacy of 96.6% higher than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 98.3% and female literacy was 95.3%.^[2]

Culture

Maavila Kaavu near Maavilayi is one of the historic temple in Kannur and is famous for annual celebrations of Adiyutsavam - a mock war festival which is related to the story of Daivathar trying to resolve the issue between Mootha kaikor and Ilaya kaikor.

Educational institutions

Mavilayi Central LP School
Mavilayi LP School
A.K.G Memorial College of Nursing
RDC Mavilayi
Mundayode LP School

Government offices

Mavilayi Village Office
Sub Post Office, Mavilayi
Veterinary Hospital

Co-operative sector

Mavilayi Service Co-Operative Bank
Raidco Curry Powder Unit

Art and culture

Moithu Memorial Library and Public Reading Room, Mavilayi
Voice of mavilayi Arts & Sports Club, Mavilayi
Rural Development Centre (R D C Mavilayi)
Mundayode Podujana Vayanassala. Mundayode
Navajeevan Vayanasala, Mavilayi
Cheguvera Arts club, Trikkapalam
Victory Arts & Sports Club Cherumavilayi

Transportation

The national highway passes through Thalassery town. Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut. Both of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

References

^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 204,205. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

[2] Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 204,205. Retrieved 14 July 2020.

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