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11 Facts About Kasaragod district

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Kasaragod district is home to several forts which include Arikady fort, Bekal Fort, Chandragiri Fort, and Hosdurg Fort.

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Ancient Tamil Works of Sangam Age records that the area covering the Kasaragod district was part of Puzhinadu, which consists of the coastal belt from Kozhikode to Mangalore.

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Malik Dinar Mosque at Kasaragod district town is one of the oldest mosques in the Indian subcontinent.

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Kasaragod district says that the country on the north of the Chandragiri fort and river is called by Hindus as Tuluva, the Tulu country.

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Later on 16 April 1862, South Canara was transferred to Madras Presidency and Kasaragod district taluk was formed by replacing the erstwhile Bekal taluk.

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Kasaragod district was the second-most populated Taluk in South Canara only after to Mangalore taluk, and the second-largest Taluk.

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The inclusion of Kasaragod district with Kerala has been a contentious issue as there is a sizeable population that speaks Tulu and Kannada.

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Kasaragod district town is located on the estuary of Chandragiri river.

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Kasaragod district is home to 3 out of 13 minor ports in Kerala- Manjeshwar, Kasaragod, and Nileshwaram.

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10.

The Kasaragod district has a population density of 654 inhabitants per square kilometre.

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Kasaragod district is the northernmost district of Kerala, which is far away from Thiruvananthapuram, the state headquarters, which is located in the southernmost tip of state.

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