Payyanur
Payyanur | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 12°06′27″N 75°11′40″E / 12.1076100°N 75.1943590°E | |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Payyanur |
| Municipality Established | 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Municipal chairperson | K.V. Lalitha |
| • MLA | TI. Madhusoodanan |
| • Deputy Superintendent of Police | Vinod Kumar K |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.63 km2 (21.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• 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 city | Kannur (36 km) |
| Sex ratio | 1159 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 94.08% |
| Assembly constituency | Payyanur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
Payyanur (Malayalam: [pɐjːɐnːuːr]), is a municipal town and a taluk, a sub-district administrative unit, in the Kannur district of Kerala, India. Payyanur is the first municipality in Kerala to establish libraries in all its wards. 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.