Kanjikuzhi
Kanjikuzhy | |
|---|---|
  Kanjikuzhi Location in Kerala, India  Kanjikuzhi Kanjikuzhi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 9°37′17″N 76°20′05″E / 9.6214°N 76.3348°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Alappuzha |
| Taluk | Cherthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati Raj (India) |
| • Body | Kanjikuzhi Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 23,681 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 688539,688523,688582,688555 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-32 |
Kanjikuzhi is a census town and Panchayat in Alappuzha district of Kerala State, India.[2] Kanjikuzhi is located 16 km (9.9 mi) north of District headquarters Alappuzha and 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Cherthala, kanjikuzhi payyar orginate here.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Kanjikuzhi had a population of 23,681 which constitutes 11,566 males and 12,115 females. Kanjikkuzhi census town has an area of 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi) with 6,017 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1047 lower than the state average of 1084. In Kanjikuzhi, 8.6% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kanjikkuzhi had an average literacy of 97.64% higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 98.86% and female literacy was 96.46%.[3]
Administration
Kanjikkuzhi Grama Panchayat is a part of Kanjikkuzhi Block Panchayat. Kanjikkuzhi Panchayat is politically part of Cherthala (State Assembly constituency) under Alappuzha Loksabha constituency.[4]
References
- ↑ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ↑ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Alappuzha (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 24,25. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.