District Census Handbook, Kozhikode
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CENSUS 1971 SERIES-9 KERALA DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK KOZHIKODE PART X-A TOWN & VILLAGE DIRECTORY PART X-B PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT X.NARAYANAN OF THE INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS KERALA 1.973 7'- 0 . 12 KOZHlkODE DISTRICT "l MilESlb~_o:.--= df -=r - 10 SOlO I(llOMETAES' ... CANNANORE DISTRICT o'" Z '< Z ..Z u (' ~ ." ""\'r .r· (~ILGIRIS DISTRIC . (TAMIL NADU) r' r II' ."" \ 0 Guo", / {UI1 )0' .5' '\ / ~. .> IMALAPPURAM DISTRICT \'1 }.,.,., .S _/•. ,.r KERALA TO PALCH.I<r LEGEND -'-- DISTRICT BOUNDARY ~RIVER _._-_ TALUK BOUNDARY ~LAKE AND CANAL II· o· --- WEST COAST ROAD ® DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS OTHER IMPORTANT ROAD ® TALUK HEADQUARTERS AND TOWN - - - RAILWAY-BROAD-GAUGE • TOWN AST OF GREENWICH DISTRICT CENSUS· HANDBOOK PARTS A & B KOZHIKODE CONTENTS Page Preface Figures at a g]ance PART A-TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY Introduction 5 Town Directory 11 Village Directory 19 Taluk-wise abstract of educational, medical and other amenities :38 PART B-PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT Introduction 43 Village and Town Primary Census Abstract Kozhikode district " .51 " Badagara taluk .51 " Quilandy taluk 71 " South Wynad taluk 89 " Kozhikode taluk 97 Block-wise and Panchayat-wise Primary Census Abstract 145 Alphabetical list of villages and desoms (Rural areas) 189 MAPS Kozhikode district Badagara taluk 53 Quilandy taluk 73 South Wynad taluk 91 Kozhikode taluk 99 3/9-ii PREFACE The District Census Handbooks were published for the first time in 1951 as part of the Census publication programme. Each Handbook contained a general account of the district and its people, census tables and statistics on the area, houses, population, general amenities and distribution of population by livelihood classes for each village and town. The 1961 District Census Handbooks were a distinct improvement on the 1951 volumes. A uniform procedure was adopted for the pre paration of the Handbooks. Each Handbook contained three parts as detailed below: Part A. General, dealing with a general introduction about the district, its progress on various fields of general amenitiF.s since 1951 and an analysis of population by various demographic characteristics. Part B. Census data, dealing with the census tables of 1961 pertaining to the district. Part C. Village/Town Directory, dealing with the amenities, Primary Census Abstract down to the level of karasjmurisjdesoms in the case of rural areas and blocks and wards in the Case of urban area~ and number of industrial establishments by type. District and taluk maps were also incorporated in each District Census Handbook. " In 1971 also it has been decided to adopt more or less the same pattern and publish the District Census Handbooks in three parts as given below: Part A. Town and Village Directory Part B. Village and Town Primary Census Abstract Part C. Administrative Statistics and Report It is proposed to print and publish Parts A and B relating to a District in a single volume with a view to making it available to the public as soon as the information is collected and compiled. Part C will be printed as a separate volume. The collection and compilation of data for Part A were done by the office of the Director of Census Operations, Kerala through specially designed schedules for villages and towns. The information on rural areas was furnished by the Tahsildars and on the urban areas by the concerned Municipal/Corporation Commissioners. While Part B of the Handbook presents the Village and Town Primary Census Abstract, Part C gives the Report and Administrative Statistics processed from information collected from the various Central and State Government Offices. A special feature. of the publication of the Handbook in 1971 is the presentation of Primary Census Abstract not only for villages but also for the Panchayats. This is the first time that an attempt has been made to present Panchayat-wise figures. The additional work involved in the new venture IS more than justified in view of the growing importance of panchayats in administration. On the recommendation of the Registrar General, India, the Government of KeraJa have agreed to bring out these volumes as State Government publications and issued orders in G.'J. MS. No. 199j70jPD dated 17th June 1970. The printing of the Handbooks was under t.aken by the Superintendent of Government Presses, Trivandrum. 11 It is not possible to have compiled a book of this kind wi tho ut the co-operation and ~good-wiU extended by the various State and Central Government Offices. I am grateful to hem for their co-operation. The District Census Handbook section of my office functioned nder the direct control of Shri B. T. Pillai, j .Deputy Director of Census Operations (Ta bulation) and he was assisted by a Tabulation, Officer and necessary staff. Shri S. Jayashanker was the Tabulation Officer in charge of the section at the time of addressing the various departments for collection of information. At the time of compilation of the District Census Handbook Smt. C. Karnalam took charge as theJTabulation Officer. I feel very happy in acknowledging the valuable contributions made by jthese officers and other members of the staff in my office, especially Smt. K. Sulabhamma, Statistical Assistant Smt. K. Saradambal, Computor and Shri G. Sivadasan and Smt. M. Premakumari Amma, Assistant Compilers in the compilation of this important work. Sarvashri K. Krishna Pillai and M. Thankappan Pillai, Draftsmen, have prepared the maps included in this volume. The brunt of the proof reading was cheerfully borne by Shri N. Ravindranathan Thampi, Printing Inspector and Sarvashri N. Aravindan and N. Madhavan, Proof Readers. I would like to place on record my deep sense of gratitude to Shri P. Kurien John, Superintendent of Government Presses for the warm co-operation extended by him for the timely printing of the Handbook. I also wish to place on record my appreciation of the excellent work done by Shri M. Hariharasubramonia Iyer, Deputy Superintelldent, Government Press, Ernakulam and his efficient colleagues in executing the printing of this book neatly and in record time. I shall be failing in my duty if I do not place on record my gratefulness to Shri A. Chandra Sekhar, LA.S., Registrar General for the valuable guidance and help extended to me in this work. Trivandrum, K. NARAYANAN, 26th November 1973. Director o/Census Operations. FIGURES AT A GLANCE KOZHIKODE DISTRIaI' Population Total Persons 2,106,249 Males 1,057,764 Females 1,048,485 Rural Persons 1,544,679 Males 776,209 Females 768,470 Urban Persons 561,570 Males 281,555 Females 280,015 Decennial population growth rate 1961-71 32'60 Area in luns 3,729 Density of population per km' 565 Sex.ratio (Number of females per I ,000 males) 991 Literacy rate Persons 57'23 Males 65'82 Females 48'56 Percentage of urban population to total population 26'66 Percentage of workers to total population (Main activity only) Persons 26'92 Males 44·20 Females 9·49 Break-up of worl$ers : Percentage to total workers : (i) Cultivators Persons 14'57 Males 16'75 Females 4,32 (ii) Agricultural labourers Persons 26'34 Males 22'67 Females 43'59 (iii) Other workers Persons 59'09 Males 60'58 Females 52,09 Percentage of Scheduled Caste population to total population Persons 3'62 Males 3'63 Females 3'61 Percentage of Scheduled Tribe population to total population Persons 4'03 Males 4'03 Females 4,04 Number of occupied residential houses 326,249 Numbf:r of villages Total 123 Inhabited 123 Uninhabited Number of urban areaS (Towns) 10 3/9-1 PART A TOWN AND VILLAGE DIRECTORY INTRODUCTION This part comprises Town and Village Directory (whole), Panyancheri (whole) and Puthiyangadi of Kozhikode District. The Town Directory f~rnishes (part) were merged together to form part of Calicut data for each town in the district in respect of Corporation. There is an addition in area in the case the status of the town administration, its origin, ofPantalayani tOWD, while there is deduction in area growth of population, functional category of the town, in Beypore town since 1961. physical aspects and location, latest municipal finance, TABLE 1 civic and other amenities, medical, educational and TOWNS IN 1961 AND 1971 cultural f::tcilities, trade, industry, commerce and Name of town banking facilities. The Village Directory includes ,-________Jo.._ ______, details of amenities available in each village in re3pect 1961 1971 Remarks of educational and medical institutions, power supply, I 2 3 Badagara (M) Badagara (M) Same jurisdiction as drinking water supply, post and telegraph, communi in 1961 cations, weekly markets, places of religious, historical Elathur (NM) Elathur (NM) Feroke (NM) Feroke(NM) " or archaeological interest and particulars of land use. Kadalundi (NM) Kadalundi (NM) " Calieu! (M) Calicut (C) Addition in" area in 2. The details were furnished by the Tahsildars and 1971 the Commissioners of Municipality/Corporation and Pantalayani (NM) Pantalayani (NM) Beypore (NM) Beypore (NM) Reduction "in area in compiled and processed at the office of the Director of 1971 Edakkad (NM) Merged with _Calicut Census Operations. Corporation Kommeri (NM) Census town Nellikode (NM) Parayancheri (NM) 3. Owing to the growing importance of urbanisa ·Puthiyangadi (NM) Partly me~ged with Calicut Corporation tion, the 1961 Census laid down a uniform 'three-fold' Olavanna (NM) Declassified in 1971 criteria for classification of places as towns. Corpora Kunnamangalam (NM) Declared as new town in 197) tions, Municipalities, Cantonments and Townships were Mokkam (NM) automatically recognised as towns. The following Cheruvannur (NM) were the three criteria adopted for treating the other ·Puthiyangadi town of 1961 has partiy been merged with areas as towns :- Calicut Corporation and partly declassified in rural in 1971. (i) Places with a minimum population of 5,000 C-Corporation M-Municipal NM-Non-municipal persons; Standard urban area (ii) A density of not less than 1,000 persons per 5.