Payyanur taluk Payyannur | |
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Taluk | |
 Taluks of Kannur | |
  Payyanur taluk Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Payyanur taluk Payyanur taluk (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:12°09′13″N75°18′38″E / 12.1535°N 75.3106°E /12.1535; 75.3106 | |
| Country |  India |
| 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 | 684.54/km2 (1,773.0/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 199,501 |
| • Urban density | 1,284.2/km2 (3,326.1/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 152,025 |
| • Rural density | 424.45/km2 (1,099.3/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 |
Payyanur taluk comes under Taliparamba revenue division inKannur district ofKerala,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 fromTaliparamba taluk and 6 fromKannur 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 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]