Kasaragod

Kasaragod കാസർഗോഡ്‌
City
New bus stand circle
Kasaragod Show map of Kerala Kasaragod Show map of India Location of Kasaragod in Kerala
Coordinates: 12°30′N 75°00′E / 12.5°N 75.0°E / 12.5; 75.0Coordinates: 12°30′N 75°00′E / 12.5°N 75.0°E / 12.5; 75.0
Country	India
State	Kerala
Region	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Nearest Airport(s)	Mangalore International Airport, Calicut International Airport
Area
• City	16.7 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
• Metro	93.3 km2 (36.0 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population
• Urban	54,172
Languages
• Administrative	Malayalam
• Other	Tulu, Kannada, Beary, Konkani
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	671121
Telephone	91–4994
Vehicle registration	KL-14
Website	www.kasargod.nic.in

Kasaragod (Malayalam: കാസർഗോഡ്‌, is a town and a municipality in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala. Kasargod is located 585 km north of Thiruvananthapuram and 50 km south of Mangalore.

The primary and administrative language of the town is Malayalam.

Tulu, Beary bhashe (spoken by the Tuluva-Malayalee Muslims) and Konkani are also widely used and Hindi and Urdu to a lesser extent. Havyaka speakers have a strong base in Kannada.

The Malayalam spoken here has influences from Beary bhashe and also from the languages of Kannada, Urdu, Konkani and Tulu. The Kannada and Tulu spoken here are also influenced by Malayalam.

The major political parties are Indian Union Muslim League, CPI(M), INC,INL Indian National League and BJP. North Kasaragod is dominated by Indian Union Muslim League and the south part of Kasaragod is dominated by CPI(M). The central part and some of the rural and urban areas is dominated by INC. NA Nellikkunnu is the present Member of Legislative Assembly, Kerala Legislature. Kasaragod assembly constituency is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency). CPI(M) member P .Karunakaran is the present MP from Kasargod.