Payyanur taluk

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Payyanur taluk
Payyannur
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Payyanur taluk
Payyanur taluk (India)
Coordinates: 12°09′13″N75°18′38″E / 12.1535°N 75.3106°E / 12.1535; 75.3106
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
EstablishedMarch 2018
Government
  Type Taluk
   Tehsildar K. Balagopalan
Area
  Taluk513.52 km2 (198.27 sq mi)
  Urban
155.35 km2 (59.98 sq mi)
  Rural
358.17 km2 (138.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Taluk351,526
  Density680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
   Urban
199,501
  Urban density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
   Rural
152,025
  Rural density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670xxx
Telephone code04985, 0497
Vehicle registration KL 86
Lok Sabha constituency Kasaragod
Vidhan Sabha constituency Payyanur, Kalliasseri

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]

Constituent Villages

Payyanur 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]

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