Beypore

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Beypore
Beypore
State - District(s)	Kerala - Kozhikode
Coordinates	11.18° N 75.82° E
Area - Elevation	- 1 m
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density	66,883 -

Beyporeor Beypur is a small coastal village in in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. The place was formerly known as Vaypura / Vadaparappanad. Tippu Sultan named the town “Sultan Pattanam”.This place also has a small port and a beautiful beach. Beypore port is one of the oldest ports in Kerala from where trading was done to the Middle East. Beypore is also famous for building wooden ship, it is called Dhows or Urus in Malayalam language. This ships are usually bought by arab merchants for trading, fishing and now to use as a tourist ships.

Chaliyar Puzha which is the fourth longest river in the Kerala state flows through this village.

[edit] Geography

Beypore is located at 11.18° N 75.82° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 1 metres (3 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Beypore had a population of 66,883. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Beypore has an average literacy rate of 81%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 50% of the males and 50% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.