Eramala
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Eramala
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.6788618|N|75.593091|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kozhikode
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| government_type = Panchayati raj (India)
| governing_body = Gram panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 32151
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| area_code = 254
| registration_plate = KL-
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Vatakara
| blank2_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Vatakara
| blank3_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank3_info_sec1 = Vatakara
| blank1_name_sec2 = Climate
| blank1_info_sec2 = NORMAL{{clarify|date=June 2020}} (Köppen)
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| iso_code = IN-KL
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Eramala is a village in Kozhikode district, Kerala, India. The village is the site of a popular annual celebration called Orkkatteri Chantha.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above |others=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-08 }}
Demographics
As of 2011, the total population of Eramala is 26,293 (12,372 being male and 13,921 being female).{{cite web |url= https://www.censusindia2011.com/kerala/kozhikode/vadakara/eramala-ct-ward-no-0001-population.html|title= Eramala (CT) WARD NO.-0001 Ward Population - Eramala City, Kozhikode, Kerala |author= |date= |website= Census India |publisher= Census India|access-date= May 29, 2023|quote=}} As of the 2001 India census, Eramala had a population of 32,151 with 15,069 males and 17,082 females.
Transportation
Eramala village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara city on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National Highway No. 66 passes through Vatakara, and the northern stretch connects Mangalore, Goa, and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern highway connects to Mananthavady, Mysore, and Bangalore via Kuttiady. The nearby airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.