Cheruvathur | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Image Alt: | File:Salafi Mosque, Vellur (4601238430).jpg |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 12.3167°N 75.083°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kasaragod |
Governing Body: | Cheruvathur Grama Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 18.37 |
Population Total: | 27,435 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 671313 |
Cheruvathur is a town and grama panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala. It is located from the district headquarters Kasaragod.[2]
Local roads have access to NH-66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Kannur.