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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Aralam<br />
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| settlement_type = Village<br />
| image_skyline = File:Aralam Farm Government High School.JPG<br />
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| image_caption = Aralam Farm School<br />
| pushpin_map = India Kerala<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11.999220|N|75.764010|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)]]<br />
| governing_body = Aralam Grama Panchayat<br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
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| area_total_km2 = 112.45<br />
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| population_total = 29,328<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English <br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = <!-- [[Postal Index Number|PIN]] --><br />
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| registration_plate = KL-78<br />
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]<br />
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''' Aralam ''' is a large village and grama panchayat in [[Kannur district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |work=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Aralam grama panchayat borders [[Karnataka]] to the east.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Aralam had a population of 29,328 people which constitutes 14,438 males and 14,890 females. Aralam village spreads over an area of {{cvt|112.45|km2}} with 6,904 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Aralam was 1,031 lower than state average of 1,084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 3,180 (10.8%) where 1,617 are males and 1,563 are females. Aralam had an overall literacy of 89.9%, lower than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 92.7% and female literacy was 87.3%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=166,167 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Economy==<br />
Aralam Panchayat is mainly an agrarian economy. The major cultivated crops are coconut, cashew, pepper, rubber and areca nut. Aralam was one of severely affected areas in Kannur district during [[2018 Kerala floods]]. 22% of the affected areas were in the side slope of mid-highlands (101 m) and 7% in the river bank of midlands (61 m).<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Soil-Flood.pdf |title=Soil-Flood.pdf - Kerala State Disaster Management Authority |website=sdma.kerala.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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==Education==<br />
[[File:Aralam Farm Government High School 1.JPG|thumbnail|Aralam High School]]<br />
The village has a Government Higher Secondary School at Aralam and two aided Higher Secondaries, one at Edoor, St. Mary's HSS and the other at Velimanam, St. Sebastian's HSS.<br />
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==Notable sites==<br />
* [[Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
The national highway passes through [[Kannur]] town. [[Mangalore]] and [[Mumbai]] can be accessed on the northern side and [[Cochin]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of [[Iritty]] connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest railway station is [[Thalassery railway station|Thalassery]] towards [[Calicut]] and [[Kannur railway station]] towards [[Mangalore]]. The nearest airport is [[Kannur International Airport]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kannur district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages near Iritty]]<br />
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