Localbody at a glance
| Name of Municipality | Nileshwar |
| Municipality established | 01/11/2010 |
| Block | Nileshwaram |
| Thaluk | Hosdurg |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Legislative Constituency | Trikaripur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
| Area | 26.77 sq km |
| Villages included | Perole , Nileshwaram |
| Boundaries | |
| East: | Kinanur-Karinthalam Grama Panchayat |
| West: | Arabian Sea |
| South: | Cheruvathur, Padanna Grama Panchayats |
| North: | Kanhangad Municipality, Madikai Grama Panchayat |
| Population | 40802 (as per 2011 census) Male 18990 , Female 21812 |
| Literacy rate | 87.49% Female 81.38% , Male 94.15% |
| Population density | 1516 (per sq km) |
| Number of wards | 34 Women's reservation wards - 17 Scheduled caste reservation wards 1 |
