Feroke
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Feroke ഫറോക്ക് |
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| Municipality | |
Mammini Kadavu
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 Feroke
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| Coordinates: 11°11′0″N 75°51′0″E / 11.18333°N 75.85000°ECoordinates: 11°11′0″N 75°51′0″E / 11.18333°N 75.85000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 29,504 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Feroke is a Municipality and a part of Kozhikode metropolitan area under Kozhikode Development Authority (K.D.A) in the Kozhikode district of the Indian state of Kerala.
The village was originally named Farookhabad by Tipu Sultan. Later, this was changed to Feroke by the British. It is also assumed that Tipu Sulthan used Feroke as his capital in Malabar. The remains of a fort built by Tipu Sultan still stands in Feroke with a long tunnel to the river. Authorities are trying to preserve the fort remains as a site of historical importance. The old bridge at Feroke was built by the British in 1883.
As of the 2001 India census, Feroke had a population of 29,504. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Feroke has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 74.1%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 79%. In Feroke, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
As of the 2011 India census, The Feroke Census Town has population of 32,122 of which 15,596 are males while 16,526 are females.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 3979 which is 12.39% of total population of Feroke (CT). In Feroke Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1060 against state average of 1084. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Feroke is around 969 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Feroke city is 95.99% higher than state average of 94.00%. In Feroke, Male literacy is around 97.67% while female literacy rate is 94.42%.
Feroke is the cradle of the tile industry in Kerala. The rapid rivers from the Western Ghats after passing through forests carry the clay which is the raw-material for tiles, pottery and ceramic wares. There are more than a dozen tile factories in Feroke. Feroke is also well known for its wood and Timber industries.
Cheruvannur and Feroke are predominant industrial areas of Kozhikode. A number of tile factories, match factories, Timber industries, Automobile dealerships, Footwear industries, steel factories,etc. are located here, providing employment to thousands of workers. The Steel Complex is also located here. It is assumed that Feorke-cheruvannur is the second biggest industrial area of Kerala after Kalamassery(Cochin).
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