Chengalai

Chengalayi is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1] The village is also known as Chengalayi.

Chengalai
village
Chengalai Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Chengalai Chengalai (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12.04°N 75.46°E / 12.04; 75.46
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Chengalai Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	21.18 km2 (8.18 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	15,800
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670631
Telephone code	0460
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL 59
Nearest city	Sreekandapuram
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Irikkur

Demographics

As of 2011 India census, Chengalai had a population of 15,800 with 7,462 males (47.2%) and 8,338 females (52.8%). Chengalai village spreads over an area of 21.18 km² with 3,270 families residing in it. The male female sex ratio was 1,117 higher than state average of 1,084. In Chengalai, 12.5% of the population was under 6 years age. Chengalai had overall literacy of 92.7% lower than state average of 94%.^[2]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Mangalore 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 connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mattannur, Kannur

See also

• Koyyam