Thrikaripur

Thrikaripur a small town located in south part of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala, India. Its southernmost end Olavara touches Payyannur, Kannur District.

Thrikaripur Trikaripur
Census Town
Kallikkadavu Junction
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Coordinates: 12°08′38″N 75°10′44″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Talukas	Hosdurg
Government
• Body	Panchayat (Special Grade)
Area
• Total	27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	41,201[1]
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	671310
Telephone code	046722*****
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-14, KL-60
Sex ratio	1109 ♂/♀
Literacy	89.86%
Lok Sabha constituency	Kasaragode
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Trikaripur
Civic agency	Panchayat (Special Grade)
Climate	pleasant (Köppen)
Website	www.thrikaripur.com lsgkerala.in/trikaripurpanchayat/

Demographics

The 2001 Census of India determined that the population of Trikaripur had a population of 32,626.^[2]

Geography

Thrikaripur lies along the coast of Arabian Sea, at 12.15°N 75.15°E / 12.15; 75.15^[3] This Panchayat serves as the separating border for Kasaragod District and Kannur District.

Educational Institutions

Colleges

• Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy^[4]
• Trikaripur Arts & Science College (TASC)^[5]
• SMMKT School of Information Technology & Commerce (SMMKT SITC)^[6]

Places of worship

• Sri Chakrapani Temple, Thrikaripur, temple dedicated to Vishnu.^[7]

Notable people

• Arya (Jamshad Cethirakath)
• Asif Kottayil
• Muhammed Rafi
• Muttah Suresh
• Sathya (Shahir Cethirakath)

See also

• Payyannur 8 km from Trikkaripur
• Peringome 21 km from Payyanur
• Ezhimala 12 km from Payyanur
• Kunhimangalam 5 km from Payyanur
• Kavvayi Island 3 km from Payyanur
• Koyonkara
• Ramanthali 7 km from Payyanur
• Karivellur 10 km from Payyanur
• Pilathara 7 km from Payyanur
• Mettammal