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{{more citations needed|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kayaralam
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = ml
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|0|0|N|75|25|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body = Mayyil Grama Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 20.33
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 17,159
| population_as_of =
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code =
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-59
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Mayyil
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Kannur
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Kayaralam''' is one of the villages in [[Mayyil]] [[Gram panchayat]] in the [[Kannur District]], state of [[Kerala]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kannur.nic.in/village.htm |title=List of villages in Kannur district |access-date=27 August 2013 |archive-date=20 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820150556/http://kannur.nic.in/village.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Kayaralam had a population of 17,159 with 8,042 males (46.9%) and 9,117 females (53.1%). Kayaralam village has an area of {{cvt|20.33|km2}} with 3,800 families residing in it. The average male female sex ratio was 1,134 higher than state average of 1,084. In Kayaralam, 11.75% of the population was under 6 years age. Kayaralam had overall literacy of 94.1% higher than state average of 94%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=154,155 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Administration==
Before the formation of the [[Mayyil]] [[panchayath]], it was a panchayath. Orappadi is the nearest town.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}}

==Transportation==
The national highway passes through [[Valapattanam]] town. [[Goa]] 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 [[Kannur]] on [[Mangalore]]-[[Palakkad]] line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at [[Kannur International Airport|Mattanur]], [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]]. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

== References ==
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{{Kannur district}}

[[Category:Villages near Mayyil]]

{{Kannur-geo-stub}}

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