Parappa (Kasaragod)

Parappa is a village and block panchayat in Vellarikundu taluk of Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala.

Location
Parappa is located 7 km west of Vellarikundu on Odayanchal-Cherupuzha road, 24 km east of Kanhangad and 44 km south east of District headquarters Kasaragod.

Administration
Parappa is a village in Balal Grama Panchayat. The Parappa Block Panchayat consists of 7 Grama Panchayats, including Balal, East Eleri, Kallar, Kinanoor-Karindalam, Kodom-Belur, Panathady and West Eleri. Parappa village is politically a part of Kanhangad (State Assembly constituency) which belongs to Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).

Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Parappa village had total population of 14,137 which constitutes 6,834 males and 7,303 females. Parappa village spreads over an area of 40.22 km2 with 3,463 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Parappa was 1068 lower than state average of 1084. Population in the age group 0-6 was 1,542 (10.9%) where 793 are males and 749 are females. Parappa had overall literacy of 88.3%, lower than state average of 94%. Male literacy stands at 92.1% and female literacy was 84.8%.