Mokeri | |
Settlement Type: | Census town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 11.7433°N 75.6178°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: | Mokeri Grama Panchayat |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 10.53 |
Population Total: | 19,684 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 670671,670691,670692 |
Website: | http://panchayat.lsgkerala.gov.in/mokeripanchayat/ |
Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Mokeri is a census town in Mokeri panchayat of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
As of 2011 Census, Mokeri had population of 19,684 which constitutes 9,039 (45.9%) males and 10,645 (54.1%) females. Mokeri census town has an area of with 4,292 families residing in it. Average sex ratio was 1178 higher than state average of 1084. In Mokeri, 11% of the population was under 6 years age. Mokeri had average literacy of 95.9% higher than state average of 94%; male literacy stands at 97.7% and female literacy was 94.5%.[2]
Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Higher Secondary School
The national highway passes through Thalassery town. 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. its 10 km away. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at kannur international airportMangalore and Calicut. 3 are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.