Matool



Matool (also Mattul) is a village in Kannur district of Kerala State, India. Mattool is located 19 km north of Kannur city. The Valapattanam River and Kuppam River meet the Arabian Sea at Mattool. Mattool can be reached from Kannur via Azheekal crossing the Mattool - Azheekal ferry. And via Madakkara-Matool Bridge From Irinavu Road.

Matool is considered a boating destination with boat services to various coastal areas of Kannur district.

Demographics
India census, Mattool had a population of 27,806 with 12,464 (44.8%) males and 15,342 (55.2%) females. Mattool village have an area of 12.84 km2 with 4,564 families residing in it. The average sex ratio was 1231 higher than the state average of 1084. In Mattool, 14.7% of the population was under 6 years of age. Mattool had an average literacy of 95% higher than state average of 94%.

Transportation
The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Pazhayangadi on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.