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'''Kasaragod''' is a taluk which along with [[Hosdurg taluk]], [[Manjeshwaram Taluk]] and [[Vellarikundu]] taluk constitute the [[Kasaragod district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. Its educational center is Vidyanagar. The major areas include Kasaragod municipality, Chemnad, Bedira, and Chengala. The [[Central Plantation Crops Research Institute]] is located in the taluk.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiamapia.com/Kasargod/Vidyanagar.html|title=Vidyanagar Pin Code, Vidyanagar, Kasargod Map, Latitude and Longitude, Kerala|website=indiamapia.com|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indcareer.com/central-university-kerala-vidyanagar|title=Central University of Kerala, Vidyanagar|last=indcareer.com|date=2012-07-31|website=IndCareer.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-18}}</ref>

==Villages in Kasaragod==
Kasaragod taluk has 34 villages.
* Adkathbail, [[Adoor (Kasaragod)|Adoor]], [[Adhur]], [[Badiadka]], [[Bandadka]], [[Bedadka]],
* [[Bela (Kasaragod)|Bela]], [[Bellur (Kasaragod)|Bellur]], [[Chemnad]], [[Chengala]], [[Delampady]], [[Kalnad]]
* [[Karivedakam]], [[Karadka]], [[Kasaragod]], [[Kolathur (Kasaragod)|Kolathur]], [[Kudlu]]
* [[Kumbadaje]], [[Kuttikole]], [[Madhur]], [[Muliyar]], [[Munnad]], [[Muttathody]]
* [[Neerchal, Kasaragod|Neerchal]], [[Nekraje]], [[Nettanige]], [[Pady]], [[Patla, Kasaragod|Patla]], [[Perumbala]]
* [[Mogral Puthur|Puthoor]], [[Shiribagilu]], [[Thalangara]], [[Thekkil]] and [[Ubrangala]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kasargod.nic.in/tehsil/ |title=villages in kasaragod taluk}}</ref>

==Demographics==
According to 2011 census, Kasaragod taluk had a population of 681,736, which includes 332,754 males and 349,032 females. The average sex ratio is 1049 lower than state average of 1084. Total literacy rate is 89.45% lower than state average of 94%.
Kasaragod taluk constitutes 48.84% Hindus, 48.15% Muslims followed by 2.82% Christians and others.
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As of 2011 Indian [[census]], Kasaragod subdistrict had total population of 681,736, among which 480,405 (70.5%) registered Malayalam as their mother tongue, 110,621 (16.2%) marked Tulu as their mother tongue, 43,664 (6.4%) marked Kannada as mother tongue, 18,718 (2.7%) marked Marathi as mother tongue, 15,378 (2.26%) marked Konkani as mother tongue, 5657 (0.83%) marked Urdu as mother tongue and 1.11% marked under other Indian languages.
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| title = '''Languages in Kasaragod Subdistrict'''<ref name="Language">{{cite web |title=Census of India - Language |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html |website= censusindia.gov.in |access-date= 17 April 2020}}</ref>
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{{bar percent|[[Marathi language|Marathi]]|yellow|2.7}}
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{{small|Source: 2011 Census}}
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==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://kasargod.nic.in/ Official District Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101001035812/http://www.infokasaragod.com/ Info Kasaragod]

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