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- LGD code
- 627380
- Pincode
- 673574
- Post office
- Unnikulam
- Population
- 10,003
- Households
- 2,474
- Literacy rate
- 84.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1112 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,910
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 354 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 245 km
- Nearest railway station
- Chemancheri · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Primary Health Center Kakkayam · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanthalad compares
By population, Kanthalad ranks #16 of 17 villages in Thamarassery mandal.
Literacy rate
%
84.8%
+0.6% vs mandal average
- Kanthalad
- 84.8%
- Thamarassery mandal
- 84.2%
- Kozhikode district
- 84.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,112
+27 vs mandal average
- Kanthalad
- 1,112
- Thamarassery mandal
- 1,085
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kanthalad
- 4.0
- Thamarassery mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanthalad at a glance
Kanthalad is a village of 10,003 people in 2,474 households (Census 2011) in Thamarassery taluk, Kozhikode district, Kerala, the 16th-largest of 17 villages in Thamarassery taluk. Literacy is 85%, about the same as the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,112 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Kozhikode district centre, 4 km from Koorachundu, the nearest town, 23 km from Chemancheri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673574, served by Unnikulam post office; the LGD village code is 627380. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, bank, post office. The village votes in Koduvally assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. M.K Muneer. The population is estimated at 11,794 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Panangad →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanthalad · this village | 10,003 | 85% | — |
| Koorachundu · Koyilandi | 12,302 | 86% | 4.3 km W |
| Kattippara · Thamarassery | — | — | 5.3 km SE |
| Kayanna · Koyilandi | 16,776 | 85% | 6.5 km SW |
| Chakkittapara · Koyilandi | 11,763 | 85% | 8.7 km NW |
| Kinalur · Thamarassery | 9,930 | 86% | 9.2 km SW |
| Avitanallur · Koyilandi | 18,398 | 86% | 9.2 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanthalad
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Quilandy
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 40
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Panangad, Koorachundu ,Kattippara
- Total area (ha)
- 2,802
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 320
- Forest area (ha)
- 116
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanthalad
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Key facts — Kanthalad
- LGD code
- 627380
- Pincode
- 673574
- Post office
- Unnikulam
- Population (Census 2011)
- 10,003
- Population (projected 2026)
- 11,794
- Households
- 2,474
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1112
- Literacy rate
- 84.8%
- Coordinates
- 11.53333°N, 75.88333°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kozhikode
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Koduvally
- Member of Parliament
- M. K. Raghavan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. M.K Muneer
- Block / Mandal
- Thamarassery
- Nearest post office
- Post Office, Kallanode (0.7 km)
- Nearest bank
- Kallanode Service Co- Operative Bank Ltd (0.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kanthalad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram354 kmcapital
- Bengaluru245 km
- Chennai507 km
- Hyderabad708 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationChemancheri23 km
- Bus stop28th Mile<1 km
- Hospital / PHCPrimary Health Center Kakkayam2 km
- ATM / bankKallanode Service Co- Operative Bank Ltd<1 km
- Petrol pumpThalayad petrol bunk3 km
- CollegeGovernment Arts and Science College Kinalur, Balussery7 km
- Police stationPolice Aid Post Kakkayam2 km
Nearest to the village
- Bus stop
- 28th Mileunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Primary Health Center Kakkayam1.9 km
- Bank / ATM
- Kallanode Service Co- Operative Bank Ltdunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kanthalad
3 Temples, 4 Churchs, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kanthalad
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🎓St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, KallanodeHigh school<1 km ↗
- 📚Kallanod LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚Kallanode Cultural centreLibrary<1 km ↗
- 📚Public Library, KallanodeLibrary1.0 km ↗
- 📚Tagore LibraryLibrary1.5 km ↗
- 🏫St. Joseph's Lower Primary School, KariyathumparaSchool1.6 km ↗
- 🏫KHEP GLP SchoolSchool2.2 km ↗
- 🧒Poovathumchola Chalidom AnganwadiAnganwadi2.8 km ↗
- 📚ThalayadLibrary3.0 km ↗
- 🧒Odikkuzhi AnganwadiAnganwadi3.3 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673574
Villages near Kanthalad
Other villages in Thamarassery mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)