Ayyankunnu | |
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village | |
  Ayyankunnu Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Ayyankunnu Ayyankunnu (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:12°2′0″N75°44′0″E / 12.03333°N 75.73333°E /12.03333; 75.73333 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Iritty |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | AyyankunnuGrama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.28 km2 (34.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 22,436 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Ayyankunnu is a village inKannur district in theIndian state ofKerala.The name ayyankunnu came from the five hills "Anchu Kunnu".[1]
As of2011 Census, Ayyankunnu village had a population of 22,436 which constitutes 11,255 males and 11,181 females. Ayyankunnu village spreads over an area of 88.28 km2 (34.09 sq mi) with 5,387 families residing in it. The sex ratio of village was 993 lower than state average of 1084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 2,292 (10.2%) where 1,193 are males and 1,099 are females. Ayyankunnu had an overall literacy of 95.4% higher than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 96.4% and female literacy was 94.4%.[2]
Ayyankunnu is a hilly village on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating, and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.
Ayyankunnu was one of the panchayats inIritty taluk that were severely affected by the2018 Kerala floods. Thirty-five hectares of land was destroyed bylandslides and downstream due to soil deposition by mudflow. Rubber, coconut, and areca nut plantations in the midlands (82 m) and mid uplands (166 m) in the panchayat were the most affected due to landslides.[3]
The national highway passes throughKannur town.Mangalore andMumbai can be accessed on the northern side andCochin andThiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east ofIritty connects toMysore andBangalore. The nearest railway station isKannur onShoranur-Mangalore section line. The nearest international airport isKannur International Airport andMangalore,Calicut airports are not far away.
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