Kasaragod district

Kasaragod is one of the s of the s of. It forms the northern end of Kerala. To its south lies and to the north  district of  state. All along its west it is walled by the Western Gahats while along the east the borders it. The district, covering an area of around 1992 sq km, has a population (2001 ) of 1,203,342, and has two s, namely, Kasaragod and Hosdurg both being as well; seventy-five villages; thirty-nine s. The district is further sub-divided into four administrative segments called development blocks, namely, Manjeshwar, Kasargod, Kanhangad, and Nileshwar. Like other districts of Kerala, Kasaragod district too has a high literacy rate, around 85.17%. The Malayalam spoken here has influences from, , Urdu, Konkani etc. People from southern kerala generally find it difficult to understand the malayalam spoken here.

Kasaragod district has to the west and  to the east.

History
In ancient times, Kasaragod was known by by the name Harkwillia. Many Arab travellers who visited Kerala between 9th and 14th century visited Kasaragod, which was an important trade centre then.Duarte Borbosa, the portuguese traveller who visited , near in 1514, recorded rice being exported for coir to. Dr.Francis Buccanan, who was the family doctor of, visited Kasaragod in 1800. In his travelogue, he recorded information on places like Athiraparambu, Kavvai,, , Chandragiri and ..

Kasaragod was once a part of the Tuluva kingdom.Then, there were 64 and 64  villages in this part. When attacked  Kasaragod, it was ruled by the Kolathiri king who had Nileshwaram as his capital.During the decline of the Vijayanagara empire, the administration of this area vested with Ikkery Naiks. At the onset of collapse of the Vijayanagara empire, Vengappa Naik declared indepenance to Ikkery. Kumbla, Chandragiri and Bekal are considered to be the chain of forts constructed by. In 1763, conquered Bedanoor, the capital of the Ikkery Naiks.His son  conquered the whole of. As per the Sreerangapattanam Treaty of 1792, Tippu surrendered Malabar, except (Canara) to the. The British got Tulunadu only after the death of Tippu Sultan.