About Village
Kalliassery is a village situated on the National Highway 66 which extends up to Matool river on the western border.Two major roads viz NH 17 and Kannur-Payyannur Highway goes through Kalliasseri. A major portion of Kalliasseri is surrounded by the Anthoor Municipality. Kalliasseri shares borders with Pappinisseri to the south-west, Kannapuram to the north and Anthoor to the East. Having an area of 15.37 km2, 40% of Kalliasseri Panchayath is a part of middle land and 60% comes under Coastal Plain. The highest point of Kalliasseri is Kalapram Motta, near the northern boundary of the panchayath. This point gives a view of the paddy fields and coconut groves of Kolath vayal. The Kandanchira Thodu, starting from chudala motta, near Kannur Engineering College, flows along from east to west of the panchayath, to which another stream which flows out from Kunhikulam and joins near Parakkadav. This streamlet reaches Irinav, where it is called Irinav puzha, and at its mouth a saline water regulator was constructed, connecting the islet of Madakkara. Recently, this was converted into a bridge. In the last century, Kolath vayal primarily planted paddy fields, but now it almost entirely consists of coconut plantations. Mauvadi Vayal Bird Watching Point is located in Kalliassery Village, where various types of migratory birds can be seen year-round. Former Chief Minister of Kerala Sri E K Nayanar is a native of Kalliassery village.
Demography
As of the 2001 Indian census, Kalliasseri had a population of 25,005 and the projected population for 2010 is 28,066.[1] Males constitute 47% of the population and females 53%. Kalliasseri has an average literacy rate of 85%, much higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 83%. In Kalliasseri, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Geography
Most of the places is the village are wetlands and paddy fields with some highlands on the eastern side.
Socio-Economic
Main source of income of the population are overseas jobs, agriculture, weaving and jobs in the co-operative fields.
Ecology
Most of the places are paddy fields with small streams running through the length and breadth of these fields. On the western from there is Matool river.
Tourism
No tourist spot in the village