Nileshwaram

Nileshwaram
Thaliyil Shiva Temple
Thaliyil Shiva Temple
Nickname: 
Neeleshwaram
Nileshwaram is located in Kerala
Nileshwaram
Nileshwaram
Location in Kerala, India
Nileshwaram is located in India
Nileshwaram
Nileshwaram
Nileshwaram (India)
Coordinates: 12°16′N 75°08′E / 12.26°N 75.13°E / 12.26; 75.13
Country India
StateKerala[1]
DistrictKasaragod[1]
TalukHosdurg[1]
Government
 • BodyNileshwar municipality
Area
 • Total26.23 km2 (10.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total39,752
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671314[1]
Telephone code0467
Vehicle registrationKL-60

Nileshwaram or Nileshwar or Neeleswaram is a municipality and a major town in Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.[1][3] It is one of the three municipalities in Kasaragod district; the others are Kasaragod and Kanhangad.[4] Nileshwaram is located on the estuary of Kavvayi Backwaters and Neeleshwaram River (also known as Thejaswini River). Nileshwaram is referred to as the cultural capital of Kasaragod, the northernmost district of Kerala.[5] "The first Chief Minister of Kerala and communist leader E. M. S. Namboodiripad had contested elections to the Assembly from the Neeleswaram segment."[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Nileshwar". pincode.net. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Profile - Nileshwar Municipality". kudumbashree.org.
  3. ^ "Who is Kavya Madhavan campaigning for?". Manoramaonline. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ "There are 38 Grama Panchayats in Kasaragod District". kasaragod.nic.in. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b The Hindu staff reporter (21 November 2011). "Neeleswaram fete to showcase its heritage". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

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