Maloth, Kasaragod
Maloth
Malom | |
|---|---|
village | |
| Nickname: The Land of Hills | |
| Coordinates: 12°22′0″N 75°21′0″E / 12.36667°N 75.35000°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Taluk | Vellarikundu |
| Area | |
• Total | 58.37 km2 (22.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,660 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671534 |
| Telephone code | 0467 2247/2248 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-79, KL-60 |
| Nearest cities | Kanhangad, Kasaragod, Kannur, Mangalore |
| Climate | Moderate (Köppen) |
| Website | malom |
Maloth, also known as Malom, is a hilly village in Kasaragod district of the Indian state of Kerala.
It is situated in the Western Ghats in the Balal Panchayath of Kasaragod district of Kerala. It is a part of the Kasaragod parliament constituency and the Kanhangad assembly constituency (earlier it was in the Hosdurg assembly constituency before the delimitation of assembly constituencies in 2011).
It shares borders with the Karnataka forest. The nearest towns are Kanhangad, Cherupuzha, and Nileshwaram. One can reach Maloth through bus from Kanhangad or from Cherupuzha. Private as well as Kerala State Road Transport Corporation buses plying between Kanhangad and Konnakkad pass through the village.