Eruvessi

Eruvessi is a village in Irikkur Block Panchayat, Taliparamba Taluk, Kannur district in Kerala, India,^[1] around 50 kilometers from Kannur. It was ruled by Mannanar dynasty of Muthedath Aramana and Elayadath Aramana.^[2]

Eruvessi
village
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Coordinates: 12°3′0″N 75°33′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Eruvessy Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	49.08 km2 (18.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,216
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670632
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-59
Nearest city	Chemperi, Payyavoor.
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Eruvessi village had a population of 19,216, which comprises 9,519 males and 9,697 females. Eruvessy village spreads over an area of 49.08 km2 (18.95 sq mi) with 5,395 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Eruvessy was 1,019 lower than the state average of 1,084. The population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,987 (10.3%), with 1,006 boys and 981 girls. Eruvessy had an overall literacy rate of 95.6%, higher than the state average of 94%. The male literacy rate stands at 97%, and the female literacy rate was 94.2%.^[3]

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 is an airport at Kannur.

Geography

Eruvessi is a hilly village on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.