Kannur Cantonment
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| ?Kannur Cantonment Kerala • India |
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| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| District(s) | Kannur |
| Population | 4,699 (2001) |
Kannur Cantonment is a cantonment town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census[1], Kannur Cantonment had a population of 4699. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%. Kannur Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and female literacy is 84%. In Kannur Cantonment, 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
It is the Headquarters of Defence Security Corps, the place is also known as Burnassery, a place where most Anglo Indians stay. There are many Christian churches, a Muslim mosque and a famous Hindu temple close by. Two of the Famous Anglo Indian Schools are situated in and around the Cantonment&emdash;St Tereasa's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School, Burnassery and St Michael's A I HSS Kannur. Other schools are the Ursaline Convent School, B E M P Upper Primary School, St Peter's Lower Primary School, and the recently opened Premier English School.
[edit] References
- ^ Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns. (Provisional). Census Commission of India. Retrieved on 2007-09-03.
