Marutharode

Marutharode Marutharoad
Suburb
FOB Pirivusala, Marutharode
Marutharode Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10.7737°N 76.6973°E / 10.7737; 76.6973
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Government
• Type	Panchayati Raj (India)
• Body	Marutharode Panchayat
Area
• Total	19.68 km^2 (7.60 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	34,627
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
• Minority	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	678007
Vehicle registration	KL-09
Parliament constituency	Palakkad
Assembly constituency	Malampuzha

Marutharode (also spelled Marutharoad) is a census town, gram panchayat and suburb of Palakkad city in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India.^[2][3] It is one of Panchayat which is supposed to be part of proposed Palakkad Municipal Corporation.^[4]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Marutharode had a population of 24,963 with 12,304 males and 12,659 females. Marutharode census town has an area of 9.52 km² (3.68 sq mi) with 6,040 families residing in it. 9% of the population was under 6 years of age. Marutharode had an average literacy of 89.67% higher than the national average of 74.04% and lower than state average of 94.00%; male literacy was 93.72% and female literacy was 85.78%.^[5]

References

1. "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
2. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
3. "പാലക്കാട്‌ ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള്‍ | പഞ്ചായത്ത് വകുപ്പ്". dop.lsgkerala.gov.in. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
4. "19 2 19p1 — Postimages". postlmg.cc. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
5. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Palakkad (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 150,151. Retrieved 14 July 2020.