Ulliyeri

Ulliyeri Ulleari Ulleari
village
Nickname(s): Ulleari
Ulliyeri Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 11°26′0″N 75°47′0″E / 11.43333°N 75.78333°ECoordinates: 11°26′0″N 75°47′0″E / 11.43333°N 75.78333°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Population (2001)
• Total	30,742
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	673323
Vehicle registration	KL-56
Nearest city	Kozhikode
Lok Sabha constituency	Kozhikode
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Balusseri

Ulliyeri is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Nilambur-Koyilandy SH pass through here

Geography

Ulliyeri is located at 11°26′0″N 75°47′0″E

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Ulliyeri had a population of 30,742 with 14,929 males and 15,813 females.^[1]

Politics

Ulliyeri is part of Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency). Ulliyeri keeps its secular face always.

Ulliyeri is part of Balusseri assembly constituency. In the first decade of Indian independence Balusseri supported the Indian National Congress party, but support since then has shifted to the Left Democratic Front. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is also a growing political factor in this area. Former Kerala state minister A C Shanmukhadas got a mammoth lead from this Grama Panchayat as part of Balussery assembly constituency, and he was elected continuously for the past 25 years as MLA.

Ulliyeri gramapanchayat is a strong LDF supporting village. It is a red support area in its political bias. Left Democratic Front has been ruling this village for years.

LDF ruling in 19 wards out of 20 gramapanchayat wards. But recently in 2015 local body elections UDF improved its position to 8 seats

Transport

The nearest railway station is Koyilandy, 9 km away. The state highways connecting Koyilandy and Nilambur (SH-34) and Puthiyangadi-Ulliyeri-Perambra-Chovva(Kannur) (SH-38) passes through Ulliyeri. Nearest airport is Karippur, Malappuram District (Calicut CCJ) 50 km away.

Education

Palora higher secondary school is the major education institution in this village. Palora HSS is a famous school in kerala.Palora high school, Narath U P School & Ulliyeri U P School are the other schools in this panchayath. A private medical college namely Malabar Medical college, Modakkallur is also playing a key role in professional education along with its constituent dental college called as Sree Anjaneya institute of dental sciences and a college of nursing in the same campus has carved a niche in quality health care and medical education.

Another milestone in the development of Ulliyeri in the field of education is the launching of an Engineering College atop the Palora Hill named after M.Dasan the late Communist -Marxist leader who represented Kozhikode-1 in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.The College is in the co-operative sector and caters to the needs of the young men and women in and around Ulliyeri to pursue studies in the IT field.

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Retrieved 2008-12-10. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)