| Voice of Kasargod :
Dr. K.S.Bose
Kasargod District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 1992.0 Km2
Population in Kasaragod (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 13,02,600
Male : 6,26,617
Female : 6,75,983
Under 6 population
Total : 1,49,280
Male : 76,149
Female : 73,131
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 28422
In seeing : 10676
In speech : 2608
In hearing : 2930
In movement : 8096
Mental : 4112
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : 410
Sex Ratio Rank : 563
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : C
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 323 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 24 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Kasargod District
Kasargod is the northern-most district of Kerala State. It is
spread in North-West and South-East axis. It is about 82 KMs in
length and is more than the double of the East-West axis which is
40 KMs long at its broadest point. Kasargod District lies between
NORTH Latitudes - 11o18' and 12o48' EAST Longitudes - 74o52'and
75o26' The distance from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram is
575 Kms. Boundaries WEST - Arabian sea NORTH & EAST - Karnataka
State SOUTH - Kannur District
Geography
The district is marked off from the adjoining
areas outside the State by the Western Ghats which run parallel
to the sea and constitute an almost continuous mountain wall on
the eastern side. The Ghats dominate the topography. The coastline
is fringed with low cliffs alternating with stretches of sand. A
few miles to the interior, the scene changes and the sand level
rises towards the barrier of the Ghats and transforms into low red
laterite hills interspersed with paddy fields and coconut gardens.
Based on physical features, the District falls in to three natural
division. The low land, bordering the sea, the mid land consisting
of the undulating country and the forest, clad high land on the
extreme east. There are mainly four types of soils namely, sandy,
sand loam, laterite and hill or forest soil. The sandy and the sandy
loam soils exist as a continuous narrow belt all along the Western
coast about 20 Kms in width. The land of the district can be categorized
in detail as follows. (a) Steeply slopy hill lands, (b) Upland plateau,
(c) Deep gorges with steep side slopper and very narrow valleys.
(d) Border valleys bounded by subdued hills, (e) Coastal plain and
marine plain, and (f) Nearly level lowland plains along the coastal
plain.
RIVERS
There are 12 rivers in this district. The longest
is Chandragiri (105 kms) originating from Pattimala in Coorg and
embraces the sea at Thalangara, near Kasargod. The river assumes
its name Chandragiri from the name of the place of its source Chandragupta
Vasti; where the great Maurya emperor Chandragupta is believed to
have spent his last days as a sage. The second longest river is
Kariankod (64 kms), across which a dam is being built at Kakkadavu.
Shiriya (61 kms), Uppala (50 kms), Mogral (34 kms), Chithari (25
kms), Nileshwar (47 kms), Kavvayi (23 kms), Manjeswar (16 kms),
Kumbala (11 kms), Bekal (11 kms) and Kalanad (8 kms) are the other
rivers. These rivers provide ample irrigation facilities.
Temperature
The diversity of the physical features results
in a corresponding diversity of climate. The climate of the district
is classified as warm, humid and tropical. The average maximum temperature
is 31.2oC and minimum is 23.6oC. Though the mean maximum temperature
is only around 90oF, the heat is oppressive in the moisture laden
atmosphere of the plains. Humidity is very high and rises to about
90 percent during the south-west monsoon. The annual variation of
temperature is small, the durinal range is only about 10oF.
Rainy Season The mean annual rainfall of the district
is 3581mm, which is highest in the state. (The state average is
3063). The south west monsoon starts towards the end of May or the
beginning of June, heralded by thunder-storms and hold till September
when the monsoon fades out. October-November brings the north-east
monsoon. Out of the total rainfall, the months June, July & August
experience 2/3 of the quantity. Rainfall during the year 2001 in
mm.
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