Taliparamba taluk Thaliparamba | |
|---|---|
Taluk | |
Taluks of Kannur | |
| Coordinates:12°05′30″N75°26′29″E / 12.09167°N 75.44139°E /12.09167; 75.44139 | |
| Country | |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Taluk |
| • Body | Taliparamba taluk |
| • Tehsildar | E. M. Reji |
| Area | |
• Taluk | 824.76 km2 (318.44 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 249.54 km2 (96.35 sq mi) |
| • Rural | 575.22 km2 (222.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Taluk | 481,746 |
| • Density | 584.10/km2 (1,512.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 191,689 |
| • Urban density | 768.17/km2 (1,989.5/sq mi) |
| • Rural | 290,057 |
| • Rural density | 504.25/km2 (1,306.0/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670xxx |
| Telephone code | 0460 |
| Vehicle registration | KL 59 |
| Nearest city | Kannur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Taliparamba,Irikkur |
Taliparamba taluk is one of the fivetaluks inKannur district in the state ofKerala, India.[1] It bordersPayyanur taluk in the north,Kannur taluk and Thalassery taluk in the south andIritty taluk in the east. It is arevenue division for the ease of administrative purposes, and is headquartered inTaliparamba. Most government offices are in the Mini Civil Station in Taliparamba. Taliparamba taluk consists ofTaliparamba Municipality,Anthoor Municipality,Sreekandapuram Municipality and 15 surrounding panchayats.
Taliparamba taluk has 28 villages.[2]
As of2011 Census, Taliparamba taluk had a population of 764,888 where 365,811 are males and 399,077 are females. The average sex ratio was 1091. 36.3% of the population lives in urban areas and 63.7% in rural areas. 11% of the population in the taluk was under 6 years of age. The average literacy rate was 93.85%.[4]
Taliparamba taluk consists of highland and midland regions including rubber, pepper, cashew and coconut plantations. It has predominantly agrarian economy.