| Kolayad | |
| Other Name: | Kolayad (കോളയാട്) |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 11.8541°N 75.7008°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
| Governing Body: | Kolayad Grama Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.85 |
| Population Total: | 12,616 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Kolayad is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
The village contains St. George Orthodox Church, affiliated with the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.[2]
As of 2011 Census, Kolayad had a population of 12,616, with 5,977 (47.4%) males and 6,639 (52.6%) females. Kolayad village has an area of with 2,915 families residing in it. Average male female sex ratio was 1111 higher than the state average of 1084. In Kolayad, 9.77% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kolayad had an average literacy of 90.6% lower than the state average of 94%; male literacy was 94% and female literacy was 87.7%.[3]
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore 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, Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Kannur Airport Mangalore and Calicut.