Mangalpady

Mangalpady
Panchayat
Olayam Masjidh, Shiriya
Olayam Masjidh, Shiriya
Mangalpady is located in Kerala
Mangalpady
Mangalpady
Location in Kerala, India
Mangalpady is located in India
Mangalpady
Mangalpady
Mangalpady (India)
Coordinates: 12°38′35″N 74°55′10″E / 12.64306°N 74.91944°E / 12.64306; 74.91944
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
Area
 • Total36.3 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total48,441
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationKL-14

Mangalpady is a Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod district, Kerala. Uppala is the major town in this panchayat.

According to census 2011, it has a population of 48,441 in an area of 36.3 square km. With a population density of 1332.5 per square km, it is one of the densely populated panchayat in Kerala.

Villages in Mangalpady panchayat[edit]

Census towns in Mangalpady panchayat[edit]

Uppala Municipality Plan[edit]

If Uppala municipality is carved out from the Mangalpady and Manjeshwaram panchayat by adding the following to Uppala Census town:

  • Census towns - Mangalpady, Shiriya, Bangra Manjeshwar, Hosabettu, Manjeshwar
  • villages - Kodibail, Mulinja, Majibail and Badaje

Uppala Municipality will have a population of 66,431 in an area of 41.66 km2. The population density of the municipality will be around 1,600 per km2.[citation needed]

Demographics[edit]

As of 2011 India census, Mangalpady had a population of 48468.[1]

Languages[edit]

This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Malayalam, Tulu, Kannada, Urdu, Beary bashe and Konkani. Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages.

Administration[edit]

This village is part of Manjeswaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

Transportation[edit]

Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Trivandrum in the south. The nearest railway station is Uppala on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Mangalore.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.