Payyanur taluk comes under Taliparamba revenue division in Kannur district of Kerala, India. Payyanur is one of the 5 taluks in Kannur district established in March 2018 carved out from Taliparamba and Kannur taluks. Payyanur taluk comprises 22 villages including 16 delinked from Taliparamba taluk and 6 from Kannur taluk.[1] It borders Kasaragod district in the north, Taliparamba and Kannur taluk in the south and Karnataka state in the east.[2] Most of the government offices are in Payyanur Mini Civil Station. Payyanur taluk consists of Payyanur Municipality and 11 Panchayats.[3][4]
Payyanur taluk
Payyannur | |
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Taluk | |
![]() Taluks of Kannur | |
Coordinates: 12°09′13″N 75°18′38″E / 12.1535°N 75.3106°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Kannur |
Established | March 2018 |
Government | |
• Type | Taluk |
• Tehsildar | K. Balagopalan |
Area | |
• Taluk | 513.52 km2 (198.27 sq mi) |
• Urban | 155.35 km2 (59.98 sq mi) |
• Rural | 358.17 km2 (138.29 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Taluk | 351,526 |
• Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 199,501 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
• Rural | 152,025 |
• Rural density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 670xxx |
Telephone code | 04985, 0497 |
Vehicle registration | KL 86 |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Payyanur, Kalliasseri |
Constituent Villages
editPayyanur taluk has 22 villages: Alapadamba, Cheruthazham, Eramam, Ezhome, Kadannappalli, Kankole, Karivellur, Korom, Kuttur, Kunhimangalam, Madayi, Panapuzha, Payyanur, Peralam, Peringome, Perinthatta, Pulingome, Ramanthali, Thirumeni, Vayakkara, Vellora and Vellur.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Payyannur taluk to be a reality this week! | Kozhikode News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ Unnithan, Rajmohan (24 February 2020). "Payyanur's Gandhi connection" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Taluks(5) | Kannur District, Government of kerala | India".
- ^ "Rebuild Kerala-Payyannur Taluk-Flood 2018 | Kannur District, Government of kerala | India".
- ^ "VILLAGE OFFICES IN PAYYANNUR TALUK" (PDF). cdn.s3waas.gov.in. Retrieved 20 September 2020.