FEROKE Municipality
City Profile

Feroke is one of the prominent heritage spots in the Malabar region famous for its rich history.Situated 13 kms south west of Kozhikode city .Feroke was established as a gramapanchayat in the year 1955 and was upgraded to a municipality on 01.11.2015 .Feroke is a main town, even though the village behaviour persists.. The population consists of Hindus, Muslims, and Christian communities and is characterized by distinct socio-cultural customs and behaviour. The people have striven to preserve their distinct and unique identity and heritage since ancient times. Feroke is a region comprising of hilly areas, agricultural lands, valleys, plain lands, and Rivers. Feroke is well known for its tiles, wood and timber industries. Also numerous numbers of automobile dealerships, footwear industries, and other small scale industries flourish here providing employment for thousands of people. The swift rivers from the Western Ghats, after passing through forests, bring the clay to Feroke that is ideal to make tiles, pottery and ceramic wares. The tall towers of the tile factories located on the riverbanks are a spectacular sight. Tile factory of the commonwealth trust which is old than a century is just one among them.

Demographic Details

Name of Municipality                                                :                       Feroke

District                                                                        :                       Kozhikode     

Thaluk                                                             :                       Kozhikode

Area (in KM2)                                                :                       15.54 km2

No. of wards                                                   :                       38

Population                                                      :                       54074

Male                                                                :                       26101

Female                                                                        :                       27973

No. of households                                           :                       11017

Density of population                                     :                       3799 /km2      

SC Population                                                 :                       4884

ST Population                                                 :                       81

Male Female Ratio                                         :                       1000: 1187                 

Literacy Rate                                                  :                       95.99

Housing Profile

Housing in Feroke Municipality is nowadays becoming a very big issue on account of the increased population. In the past housing was not an issue as joint family system is the prevalent culture. However, at the present time the elder members living in the joint family are compelled to opt for separate houses as the limited infrastructure is a hindrance to all the family members. This is the most important reason behind the increased housing problem in Feroke. Again the population growth as well as the non-availability of suitable land is another issue. Both these factors combined have a major impact on the housing picture of the municipality. Most of the families in the ULB are financially backward; these are also important factor in housing issue in the Municipality.

There is no special housing scheme implemented in Feroke municipality since it is a newly constituted municipality.

 

Sl.No

Year

Scheme

Number of Beneficiaries

 

1

2010-2013

EMS project

220

2

         2012 - 2016

IAY

154

3

  2010 – 2016

ASHRAYA

6

4

  2011 – 2016

Plan fund

162

5

 2011 - 2016

Scheduled house

42

Total

 

 

584