Mavilayi is a census town

Census town

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 in Kannur district

Kannur district

Kannur District is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The town of Kannur is the district headquarters, and gives the district its name. The old name Cannanore is the anglicised form of the Malayalam name Kannur. Kannur District is bounded by Kasaragod District to the north and...

 in the Indian state

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 of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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Situated in Peralasseri Panchayath on Kannur

Kannur

Kannur , also known as Cannanore, is a city in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the District of Kannur and 518km north of state capital Trivandrum. During British rule in India, Kannur was known by its old name Cannanore, which is still in...

-Kuthuparamba

Kuthuparamba

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 State Highway

State highway

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, 15 km away from Kannur Town

Kannur Town

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Demographics

India census

Census

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, Mavilayi had a population of 11,953. Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Mavilayi has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 82%. In Mavilayi, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Maavila Kaavu near Maavilayi is an old feudal settlement in Kannur and is famous for annual celebrations of Adiyutsavam - a mock war festival. Renowned kerala communist leader A.K.Gopalan was born in Mavilayi

Government Offices

• Mavilayi Village Office
• Sub Post Office
  Indian Postal Service
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  , Mavilayi
• Veterinary Hospital

Art & Culture

• Moythu Memorial Library and Public Reading Room, Mavilayi
• Arts & Sports Club, Mavilayi
• Rural Development Centre (R D C Mavilayi)