Kolavayal is a place in Ajanur village in Kanhangad town, Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. It is a coastal place.

Kolavayal
കൊളവയല്‍
Village
Nickname: 
Kolail
Kolavayal is located in Karnataka
Kolavayal
Kolavayal
Coordinates: 12°19′58″N 75°04′27″E / 12.332649°N 75.074256°E / 12.332649; 75.074256
CountryIndia
StateKerala
RegionKanhangad
DistrictKasaragod
Area
 • Total2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total10,000 approx.
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671531[1]
Telephone code0467
Vehicle registrationKL-60

Constituent villages edit

The area consist of villages Ittammal, Main Kolavayal, Thayal Kolavayal, Vivekananda Nagar, Muttumthala, Palayi & Kothikkal,north kolavayal There are many mosques and temples in these areas.

Education edit

The schools in this area are Iqbal Higher Secondary School,alp school muttumthala, Crescent English Medium School and kolavayal Vivekananda Vidyalayam.

Postal Service edit

The Kolavayal Post Office is located at Main Kolavayal which is the post office for Kolavayal and nearby areas.

Economy edit

Many of the people have migrated to Gulf for their livelihood.

Transportation edit

Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Kanhangad on Mangalore-Palakkad line. The nearby airports are Mangalore Airport, Kannur Airport and Calicut Airport.

References edit

  1. ^ "Pincode Locator Tool". PINcode.org.In. Retrieved 18 February 2015.