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Iritty | |
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 View of Iritty Bridge built in 1933 | |
  Iritty Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Iritty Iritty (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:11°58′55″N75°40′13″E / 11.9819°N 75.6703°E /11.9819; 75.6703 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Municipality Established | 1st April 2016 |
| Taluk | Iritty |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Municipal Chairman | Sreelatha K |
| • Deputy Superintendent of Police | Yogesh Mandhaiya IPS[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.84 km2 (17.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 40,369 |
| • Density | 880.7/km2 (2,281/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 670703 |
| Telephone code | 91 (0)490 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-78 |
| Sex ratio | 1066♂/♀ |
| Nearest city | Kannur |
| Assembly constituency | Peravoor |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
Iritty is amunicipality andtaluk inKannur district ofKerala state, India.[3] The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is at a distance of 20 km (12 mi) fromKannur International Airport and one among five taluks in Kannur district. Iritty is one of the major towns that lies between Coorg and Kannur International Airport near Mattanur.[4]
Iritty is located on the banks ofBavali river, which originates from the Wayanad passes.[5] Iritty is situated on theThalassery-Coorg-Mysore highway orState Highway 30 (Kerala) betweenMattanur andVirajpet. Some of the nearby smaller towns arePadiyoor,Blathur,Peravoor, Kakkayangad,Aralam,Keezhppally,Vallithode,Karikkottakary,Angadikadavu,Anappanthy,Edoor,Ulikkal,Vattiyamthode, Mattara,Manikkadavu, Kilyianthara,Punnad,Charal, Edapuzha,Uruppumkutti, Vilakkode andChavassery.
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 8 kilometres (5 mi) from Iritty.
Iritty is surrounded by hills. The Iritty Puzha (Iritty River). There is a steel girder bridge, built in 1933, over the river. Pazhassi Dam, almost 10 km from the town, provides irrigation.
The steel bridge in Iritty is a 10-ton bridge constructed in 1933 by the British authorities to connect the towns ofKodagu andThalassery.[6] It was designed by George Anderson of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[7][8] A July 2015 death of a man after being accidentally wedged between the handrail and a private bus raised concerns about the bridge's age.[6]
Iritty was initially part of Keezhur-Chavassery Panchayat and upgraded to a Municipality on 1 November 2015. The Municipal town is divided into 33 wards. K Sreekala is the present municipal chairperson of Iritty. The current ruling party of Iritty Municipality isLDF.[9]
Iritty Municipality is a part ofPeravoor Assembly Constituency underKannur Loksabha Constituency.[10]
Iritty established as a Taluk headquarters since March 2013 when Kerala government declared new taluks for the state. Iritty taluk falls under Thalassery Revenue division.[11]
Iritty Taluk has 20 villages:
Iritty has atropical monsoon climate (Am) with little to no rainfall from December to March and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from April to November.
| Climate data for Iritty | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.9 (85.8) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.2 (88.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.8 (85.6) | 29.4 (84.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 27.3 (81.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.3 (75.7) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.5 (74.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 12 (0.5) | 85 (3.3) | 283 (11.1) | 867 (34.1) | 1,332 (52.4) | 711 (28.0) | 329 (13.0) | 279 (11.0) | 106 (4.2) | 23 (0.9) | 4,034 (158.8) |
| Source:[12] | |||||||||||||
Iritty lies at an equal distance from the nearby cities ofKannur,Thalassery,Mahe,Taliparamba andVirajpet (Karnataka State). The proposed Kannur Mysore National Highway orSH 30 passes through Iritty connectingThalassery,Mattanur Airport andKodagu. This was initially called the TC Road by the British. This highway is used by interstate bus services plying toMadikeri,Mysore andBangalore.[13]
SH 36 connects Iritty withTaliparamba that gives access to other towns likeIrikkur andSreekandapuram.[14]
Keezhur is the starting point of Iritty town. This place is well-connected by road from bothKannur andThalassery.[15] There are frequent buses from Iritty and to both these places and to several places across Kerala includingKottayam,Cochin (Ernakulam),Mangalore,Kasaragod,Panathur,Kanhangad,Cherupuzha,Wayanad andKozhikode. There is no railway line, with the nearest railway stations atKannur and Thalassery. The nearest airport isKannur International Airport, atMattannur is located 19.5 km south-west of Iritty.
Iritty is one of the major towns of theKannur district. Nearby villages produce cash crops and plantation crops, making Iritty a major commercial town. Iritty is famous for cash crops such as pepper, rubber and cashew nuts, some of which are sold under regional brands in various auction houses and commodities markets.
Iritty is primarily a trading town. Iritty is headquarters to several State Government offices. Most of these offices have jurisdiction over nearby towns likeMattanur andPeravoor.[16]
The following places provide religious services to Iritty:
Iritty travel guide from Wikivoyage