Marutharode
Marutharoad | |
|---|---|
Suburb | |
 FOB Pirivusala, Marutharode | |
  Marutharode Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 10°46′25″N 76°41′50″E / 10.7737°N 76.6973°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Palakkad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati Raj (India) |
| • Body | Marutharode Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.68 km2 (7.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 34,627 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (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 Municipality.[4]
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]