Kayanna

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village
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Coordinates: 11°29′30″N75°50′30″E / 11.49167°N 75.84167°E / 11.49167; 75.84167
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Government
• Type	panchayath
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,776
Languages
• Official	Malayalam,
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673525
Telephone code	0496
Vehicle registration	KL-77
Nearest city	Perambra
Lok Sabha constituency	Kozhikkode
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Balusseri
Climate	medium hot (Köppen)

Kayanna is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India. ^[1]

Demographics

As of 2011 ^[update] India census, Kayanna had a population of 16,776 with 8,131 males and 8,645 females. ^{[2] [1]}

Transportation

Kayannavillage connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National Highway No. 66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

History

Kayanna police station became notorious for torturing communists like Rajan during the Indian emergency of the 1970s.

References

1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. "Kayanna Village Population - Quilandy - Kozhikode, Kerala". www.census2011.co.in. Retrieved 16 December 2025.