District Profile
Kasaragod, the northernmost district of Kerala, was formed on May 24, 1984. Prior to the reorganisation of the State, Kasaragod was part of the South Kanara district. Kasaragod became a part of Malabar district following the reorganisation of State and became part of the Kerala State. The district headquarters is located at Vidyanagar in Chengala Grama Panchayat.
Demography
| Description | Census 2011 |
| Population | 1307375 |
| Male | 628613 |
| Female | 678762 |
District at a glance
| Total Area | 199166 hectares |
| Forest Area | 5625 hectares |
| Dry area | 115.09 hectares |
| Literates | 1037492 |
| Male | 516476 |
| Female | 521016 |
Administrative set up
|
Sl No |
Division |
Number |
|
|
1 |
Taluk |
4 |
Kasaragod, Hosdurg, Vellarikundu, Manjeswaram
|
|
2 |
Village |
127 |
|
|
3 |
Municipality |
3 |
Neeleswaram, Kanchangad, Kasaragod |
|
4 |
Block Panchayat |
6 |
Neeleswaram, Parappa, Kanhangad, Kasaragod, Karadukka, Manjeswaram. |
|
5 |
Grama Panchayat |
38 |
|
|
6 |
Assembly Constituencies |
5 |
Trikkaripur, Kanhangad, Uduma, Kasargod, Manjeswaram. |
|
7 |
Parliament Constituency |
1 |
Kasaragod |
Brief History
Kasaragod is endowed with rich natural resources and noted for its majestic forts, ravishing rivers, hills, green valleys and beautiful beaches. The rich and varied cultural heritage of the district is portrayed through spectacular presentations of Theyyam, Yakshagana, Poorakkali, Kolkali and Mappilappattu. Seven languages are prevalent in Kasaragod. Malayalam is the administrative language. Other languages are Kannada, Tulu, Konkani, Marati, Urdu and Beary.
Members of Parliament
| Sl No | Name of Constituency | Name of Elected Members |
| 1 | Kasaragod Lok Sabha Constituency | Sri Rajmohan Unnithan |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Sl No | Name of Constituency | Name of Elected Members |
| 1 | Manjeshwaram LAC | Sri AKM Ashraf |
| 2 | Kasaragod LAC | Sri N A Nellikkunnu |
| 3 | Udma LAC | Sri CH Kunhambu |
| 4 | Kanhangad LAC | Sri E Chandrasekharan (Minister of Revenue and Housing) |
| 5 | Thrikaripur LAC | Sri M Rajagopalan |
Education
| SL No. | Institution | Government | Aided | unaided | Total |
| 1 | L P School | 141 | 108 | 17 | 266 |
| 2 | UP School | 72 | 70 | 11 | 153 |
| 3 | High School | 91 | 34 | 17 | 142 |
| 4 | Special School | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| 5 | HSS | 50 | 17 | 7 | 74 |
| 6 | VHSE | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
| 7 | Polytechnic | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | ITI/ITC | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| 9 | Colleges | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | Medical college | 1 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Ayurveda | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Homeo | 0 | |||
| 13 | Agriculture | 1 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Dental college | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | Engineering college | 3 | 3 |
