STATISTICS

STATISTICS

Area	39.54 Sq.k.m.
Population	65503 (2001)
Families of Below Poverty Line (BPL)	5314 (24%)
Cultivators	3%
Labourers	9%
Household Industry	4%
Others	84%
Male-Female ratio	1000 : 1071
Distance to Kasaragod	32 km.
Distance to mangalore	83 km.

Population

Census Year	Population		Total	Density	Growth
	Male	Female
1981	21979	19492	41471	1282	30.12%
1991	27922	29243	57165	1446	37.84%
2001	31627	33876	65503	1657	14.58%

Literacy	77.53%
Male	81.74%
Female	73.61%
All Kerala Literacy	90.92%
Kasaragod Dt. Literacy	73.40%

List of Major Corridors

1. National Highway 17
2. Kottachery – Kanhangad South PWD Road
3. Kanhangad – Kasaragod Chandragiri Road
4. Hosdurg – Kadappuram Road
5. Kottachery – Mavungal PWD Road
6. Kollamchira Road
7. Hosdurg -= Chemattamvayal Road

Surface Type &Condition of Roads

Concrete Roads	Nil
Tarred Roads
1. N.H.Roads	09.10 km
2. Major District Roads/PWD Roads	29.03 km.
3. Local Body Roads	63.18 km.
Metalled; but not tarred Roads
Local Body	36.40 km.
Earthen Roads
Local Body	14.475 km.
Total length of roads within Kanhangad Municipality	152.185 km.

List of Educational Institutions

Sl.No.	Name of School	Status
Higher Secondary School
1	GHSS Hos Durg	Govt.
2	GHSS Balla East	Govt.
3	GVHSS Kanhangad South	Govt.
4	DHSS Kanhangad	Aided
5	Little Flower Girls Higher Secondary School	Unaided
High Schools
1	GHS Uppilakkai	Govt.
2	Chinmaya Mission School Athiyambore	Unaided
Upper Primary School
1	GUPS Arayi	Govt.
2	GUPS Pudukkai	Govt.
3	GUPS Hosdurg, Kadappuram	Govt.
4	GFUPS Kanhangad	Govt.
5	ACKNSGUPS Melangot	Govt.
6	AUPS Hosdurg, Theruvath	Aided
7	SNAUPS Padannakkad	Aided
Lower Primary School
1	GLPS Kottachery	Govt.
2	GLPS Hosdurg, Theruvath	Govt.
3	GLPS Padannakkad	Govt.
4	GLPS Poonjavi	Govt.
5	GFLPS Hosdurg, Kadappuram	Govt.
6	KIALPS Arangadi, Kanhangad	Aided
7	MCBMALPS Balla, Kadappuram	Aided
8	ALPS Avikkara	Aided
9	PPTSALPS Kanhangad, Kadappuram	Aided
10	UBMC-ALPS Hosdurg	Aided
Polytechnic
1	Swamy Nityananda Polytechnic, Kanahangad	Aided

Existing land Use

Sl.No.	Land Use Classification	Area in Hectares	Percentage
1	Residential	2362.00	59.74
2	Commercial	79.10	2.00
3	Industrial	35.90	0.91
4	Public & Semi Public	49.50	1.25
5	Religious Use	35.20	0.89
6	Transport & Communication	79.50	2.01
7	Paddy Fields	482.80	12.21
8	Dry Plantation	694.00	17.55
9	Vacant	74.00	1.87
10	Open Space	9.20	0.23
11	Water Sources	52.80	1.34
Total		3954.00	100

Source: Dept. of Town & CountryPlanning, Kerala State.

Existing Small Scale Industries

1	Engineering Works	70
2	Garment Units / Hosiery	37
3	Printing Units	6
4	Automobile Workshops	40
5	Flour Mills	12
6	Saw Mills	8
7	Furniture Manufacturing Units	12
8	Gold / Silver Covering Units	7
9	Service	5
10	Chemical / Dye Units / Plastic	26
11	Building material	13
12	Food Processing Units / Bakery	15
13	Electrical / Electronics Sales/Repair	32
14	Others	112