Kalliasseri
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Kalliasseri
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 Kalliasseri
 Kalliasseri
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| Coordinates: 12°00′N 75°17′E / 12°N 75.29°ECoordinates: 12°00′N 75°17′E / 12°N 75.29°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 28,066 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 670562 |
| Telephone code | 0497 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-13, KL-59 |
Kalliasseri (Malayalam: കല്ല്യാശ്ശേരി) is a census town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Kalliaseri Panchayat comprises two villages viz Kalliasseri and Irinave.
As of 2001[update] India census, Kalliasseri had a population of 25005 and the projected population for 2010 is 28,066. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Kalliasseri has an average literacy rate of 85%, much higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 83%. In Kalliasseri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Kalliasseri is located at 11°57′N 75°21′E / 11.95°N 75.35°E. It has an average elevation of 1 metres (3 feet). Kalliasseri is a census town in Kannur district in North Malabar area of in the Indian state of Kerala. Two major roads viz NH 17 and Kannur-Payyannur Highway goes through Kalliasseri. Major portion of Kalliasseri is surrounded by Anthoor Municipality. Kalliasseri shares borders with Pappinisseri to the south-west, Kannapuram to the north and Anthoor to the East.Having an area of 15.37 km2, 40% of Kalliasseri Panchayath is part of middle land and 60% comes under Coastal Plain. The coastal plain area is called Kolath vayal, owned by Kolathiri Kingdom,later gifted to Chandroth Kannan, a Nair warrior in Kalliasseri who helped the king to fight against the Arakkal Raja during a conflict. Kannan became the local Zamindar of Kalliasseri(Remembered in a local naattippattu called "Chandroth Kannante paatt") The highest point of Kalliasseri is Kalapram Motta, near the northern boundary of the panchayath.This point gives a magnifiscent view of the paddy fields and coconut groves of Kolath vayal.The Kandanchira Thodu, initiating from chudala motta near Kannur Engineering College flows along to east to west of the panchayath to which another stream which flows out from Kunhikulam joins near Parakkadav. This streamlet reaches Irinav, where it is called Irinav puzha,at the mouth of which, a saline water regulator was constructed, connecting the islet of Madakkara. Recently, this is converted into a bridge. In the last century, Kolath vayal was totally paddy fields but now, it is almost totally transformed into coconut plantations.
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