Payyanur
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Payyanur (Malayalam: [pɐjːɐnːuːr]), is a municipal town and a taluk, a sub-district administrative unit, in the Kannur district of Kerala, India.[3] On 10 March 2018, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Payyanur as the fifth taluk in the district. Payyanur taluk comprises 22 villages including 16 de-linked from the Taliparamba taluk and six from the Kannur taluk. The town is situated on the banks of the Perumba River.[4]
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Payyanur | |
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Coordinates: 12.1076100°N 75.1943590°E / 12.1076100; 75.1943590 | |
State | Kerala |
District | Kannur |
Taluk | Payyanur |
Municipality Established | 1990 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Municipal chairperson | KV Lalitha |
• MLA | TI. Madhusoodanan |
• Deputy Superintendent of Police | K.E Premachandran [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 54.63 km2 (21.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 72,111 |
• Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 670307 |
Telephone code | +91 4985 |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Vehicle registration | KL-86 |
Nearest cities | Taliparamba, Kannur |
Sex ratio | 1159 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 94.08% |
Assembly constituency | Payyanur |
Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
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