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Kasargod

Kasaragod
കാസർഗോഡ്‌
City
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Kasaragod is located in Kerala
Kasaragod
Kasaragod
Kasaragod is located in India
Kasaragod
Kasaragod
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.


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