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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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- LGD code
- 627452
- Pincode
- 673639
- Post office
- Areacode
- Population
- 37,977
- Households
- 7,259
- Literacy rate
- 79.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1019 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 9,764
- Distance to district centre
- 23 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 21 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 312 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 258 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vaniyambalam · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Nalakath medical Clinic · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kavanoor compares
By population, Kavanoor ranks #2 of 15 villages in Ernad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
79.1%
−1.1% vs mandal average
- Kavanoor
- 79.1%
- Ernad mandal
- 80.2%
- Malappuram district
- 80.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
−32 vs mandal average
- Kavanoor
- 1,019
- Ernad mandal
- 1,051
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kavanoor
- 5.2
- Ernad mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kavanoor at a glance
Kavanoor is a village of 37,977 people in 7,259 households (Census 2011) in Ernad taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, the 2nd-largest of 15 villages in Ernad taluk. Literacy is 79%, 1 points below the taluk average of 80% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 23 km from the Malappuram district centre, 5 km from Areekode, the nearest town, 21 km from Vaniyambalam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 673639, served by Areacode post office; the LGD village code is 627452. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, anganwadi, primary health centre. The village votes in Mankada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manjalamkuzhi Ali. The population is estimated at 44,775 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kavannur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kavanoor · this village | 37,977 | 79% | — |
| Areekode · Ernad | 31,563 | 81% | 4.7 km N |
| Pulpatta · Ernad | 42,683 | 79% | 4.8 km S |
| Kuzhimanna · Kondotty | 34,413 | 80% | 6.3 km SW |
| Perakamanna · Ernad | 19,696 | 81% | 7.1 km E |
| Trikkalangode · Ernad | 15,112 | 82% | 7.4 km SE |
| Narukara · Ernad | — | — | 7.8 km S |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kavanoor
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Manjeri
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 24
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kavanoor
- Total area (ha)
- 3,133
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 620
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kavanoor
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kavanoor
- LGD code
- 627452
- Pincode
- 673639
- Post office
- Areacode
- Population (Census 2011)
- 37,977
- Population (projected 2026)
- 44,775
- Households
- 7,259
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1019
- Literacy rate
- 79.1%
- Coordinates
- 11.19464°N, 76.06455°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Malappuram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mankada
- Member of Parliament
- E. T. Muhammed Basheer
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Manjalamkuzhi Ali
- Block / Mandal
- Ernad
- Nearest PHC
- Nalakath medical Clinic (0.1 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kavanoor
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram312 kmcapital
- Bengaluru258 km
- Chennai503 km
- Hyderabad736 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVaniyambalam21 km
- Bus stopElayur2 km
- Hospital / PHCNalakath medical Clinic<1 km
- ATM / bankCanara Bank4 km
- Petrol pumpRifa Petrol Station<1 km
- CollegeITI COLLEGE GROUND4 km
- Police stationMalabar Special Police4 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Nalakath medical Clinicunder 1 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ Anganwadi
- ✓ Primary health centre
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kavanoor
5 Mosques, 3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kavanoor
10 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 🏫Ansarul Islam Public SchoolSchool<1 km ↗
- 🧒IDEAL PRE SCHOOLAnganwadi1.3 km ↗
- 📚Vayanashala, IruvettyLibrary1.5 km ↗
- 📚Vayanashala, ElayurLibrary1.6 km ↗
- 🏫AM Lower Primary School, IruvettySchool2.4 km ↗
- 🏫AMLPS VAKKALOORSchool2.7 km ↗
- 🏫AMLP SCHOOL CHOLAYIL MUKKSchool2.8 km ↗
- 🏫AMLP SCHOOL MUTHANOORSchool3.1 km ↗
- 📚Aravindan memorial libraryLibrary3.5 km ↗
- 📚EMS LIBRARY CARAPARAMBLibrary3.9 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 673639
Villages near Kavanoor
Other villages in Ernad mandal
View all 22 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)