Pattiam | |
Settlement Type: | Census Town |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 11.8056°N 75.5684°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 12.67 |
Population Total: | 20,161 |
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 |
Registration Plate: | KL 58 |
Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Pattiam is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
As of 2011 Census, Pattiam had a population of 20,161. Males constitute 45.7% of the population and females 54.3%. Pattiam census town has an area of with 4,661 families residing in it. Average sex ratio was 1190 higher than state average of 1084. Pattiam had an average literacy rate of 96.7%, higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 98%, and female literacy was 95.7%. In Pattiom, 9.6% of the population was under 6 years of age.[2]
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 Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. Both of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.