Adoor (Kasaragod)
# Adoor (Kasaragod)

Adoor is a village in Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. Adoor is located 38 km east of Kasaragod town and 7 km away from State Highway 55 or Cherkala-Jalsoor road.

## Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Adoor village had population of 15,482 which constitutes 7,667 males and 7,815 females. Adoor village spreads over an area of 34.17 $km^2$ (13.19 sq mi) with 3,057 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Adoor was 1019 lower than state average of 1084. Population in the age group 0-6 was 1,710 (11%) where 911 are males and 799 are females. Adoor had an overall literacy of 83.2% lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy was 88.2% and female literacy was 78.4%.

## Administration

Adoor village is part of Delampady Grama Panchayat under Karadka block panchayat. The village is politically part of Kasaragod (State Assembly constituency) under Kasaragod Loksabha.

## Transportation

National Highway 66 passes through Kasaragod town which connects Goa and Mumbai on the northern side and Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram on the southern side. Cherkala-Jalsoor interstate highway gives access to cities and towns of neighbouring Karnataka state. The nearest railway station is at Kasaragod on Shoranur-Mangalore Section under Southern railways. The nearest international airports are Kannur and Mangalore.

