What is Mahé, India?
[[File:India Kerala location map.svg|thumb|Map of [[Kerala]] ]] '''Mahe''' (also known as '''Mayyazhi)''', is a small town in [[Mahe River]]. It is surrounded on all sides by the State of [[Kerala]]. The [[Kannur District]] surrounds Mahé on three sides. [[Kozhikode District]] surrounds it from one side. Mahe belongs to the Puducherry union territory. This town is the headquarters of the district. Formerly it was a part of [[French India]]. Mahé now forms a municipality in [[Mahe district]]. ==Population== As of 2011 Indian census,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Mahe had a population of 41,816, mostly [[Malayali]]s. Mahe has an average literacy rate of 97.87%. Male and female literacy were 98.63% and 97.25% respectively. In Mahe, 10.89% of the population consists of children under six years of age. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Geo-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Puducherry]]