Kanjikuzhi
Kanjikuzhy
Kanjikuzhi is located in Kerala
Kanjikuzhi
Kanjikuzhi
Location in Kerala, India
Kanjikuzhi is located in India
Kanjikuzhi
Kanjikuzhi
Kanjikuzhi (India)
Coordinates: 9°37′17″N 76°20′05″E / 9.6214°N 76.3348°E / 9.6214; 76.3348
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictAlappuzha
TalukCherthala
Government
  TypePanchayati Raj (India)
  BodyKanjikuzhi Grama Panchayat
Area
  Total12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total23,681
  Density1,800/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialMalayalam, English[1]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
688539,688523,688582,688555
Vehicle registrationKL-32

Kanjikuzhi is a census town and Panchayat in Alappuzha district of Kerala State, India.[2] Kanjikuzhi is located 16 km (9.9 mi) north of District headquarters Alappuzha and 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Cherthala, kanjikuzhi payyar orginate here.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Kanjikuzhi had a population of 23,681 which constitutes 11,566 males and 12,115 females. Kanjikkuzhi census town has an area of 12.86 km2 (4.97 sq mi) with 6,017 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1047 lower than the state average of 1084. In Kanjikuzhi, 8.6% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kanjikkuzhi had an average literacy of 97.64% higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 98.86% and female literacy was 96.46%.[3]

Administration

Kanjikkuzhi Grama Panchayat is a part of Kanjikkuzhi Block Panchayat. Kanjikkuzhi Panchayat is politically part of Cherthala (State Assembly constituency) under Alappuzha Loksabha constituency.[4]

References

  1. "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Alappuzha (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 24,25. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  4. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.


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