Kudlu
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kudlu
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.525972|N|74.9686968|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Kasaragod
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 10.87
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| population_total = 26,235
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web | url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/kerala/ | title=Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map }}
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
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| registration_plate = KL-14
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Kudlu is a census town in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India. Kudlu is a suburb of Kasaragod city.{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Kudlu had a population of 26,235. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Kudlu census town has an area of {{cvt|10.48|km2}} with 5,545 families residing in it. Kudlu had an average literacy rate of 94%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy was 96.6%, and female literacy was 91.6%. 12% of the population was under 6 years of age.{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=106,107 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}