Country India District Thrissur Elevation 14 m | State Kerala Taluk Thrissur Area 4.64 km² | |
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Block Puzhakkal Block Panchayat Lok Sabha Constituency Alathur (Constituency #9) | ||
Kolazhy Grama Panchayat ( /kɒˈlɑːzhɪˌˈɡrɑːmɑːˌpənˈtʃɑːjθ/ ko-LA-zhy GRA-ma pan-CHA-yth; Malayalam: കോലഴി ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്ത്), also known as Kolazhy GP, is part of Puzhakkal block, in Thrissur taluk, in Thrissur district. It is located 6.8 kilometres (4.2 mi) north of Thrissur city.
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The group of villages forming the wards given in the table below are governed by Kolazhy Grama Panchayat, Puzhakkal Block Panchayat and Thrissur District Panchayat.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Kolazhy had a population of 8445. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Kolazhy has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 84%. In Kolazhy, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The jewel of Thrissur.The maximum populations are migrated here for residential purposes, as they maximum belongs employees of Govt. & private offices.
History
In ancient days it was then part of Vijayapuram "pravrithi" in Trichur "taluq".
For the purposes of census, Kolazhy Grama Panchayat is divided into three census towns of Kolazhy (CT), Kuttur (CT) and Pottore (CT).