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| Coordinates:11°59′13″N75°22′34″E / 11.987°N 75.376°E /11.987; 75.376 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Taliparamba |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.12 km2 (9.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 28,218 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670563 |
| Kerala Legislative Assembly | Taliparamba |
| Lok Sabha | Kannur |
Anthoor (IPA:[aːn̪t̪uːr]) is amunicipality, inTaliparamba taluk of theKannur district inKerala,India. The municipality had a population of 28,218 in the2011 Indian census.[2]
Anthoor is situated on the western bank of theValapattanam River. Anthoor is located roughly 6 km south ofTaliparamba town and 15 km north ofKannur.[3][4]
The name Anthoor means "large village." Due to its large size, the town was split into two villages, Anthoor andMorazha. The hill of Anthoor has been mentioned in manyTheyyam folk songs andThottam Pattu (തോറ്റം പാട്ട്).[5]
Anthoor was previously underKolathiri rule. Later,Tipu Sultan adjoined this area as part of theKingdom of Mysore. DuringBritish Raj, the kingdom was under ChirakkalTaluk ofMalabar District in theMadras Presidency. After the formation of the Kerala State, this area was made apanchayat in the Cannanore District. Later, the Anthoor Panchayat was merged with the Taliparambu Municipality upon the latter's formation. Presently, Anthoor is an independent municipality of Kannur District of Kerala State.[6][7][8]
Almost half of Anthoor's border is surrounded by two scenic rivers, theValapattanam Puzha and theKuttikkol Puzha. The backwaters atVellikkeel Eco Tourism Park are a tourist spot.
Anthoor shares borders withTaliparamba andKurumathur to the north,Kalliasseri andPappinisseri to the south,Kannapuram to the west, andMayyil,Kolachery, andNarath to the east.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Anthoor is part of theTaliparamba Assembly constituency, and theKannur Lok Sabha constituency. Prior to 1990, Anthoor was agram panchayath consisting of two villages:Morazha and Anthoor. After the reorganisation of municipalities in 1990, Anthoor was merged withTaliparamba to form a new municipality.[16] In 2015, Taliparamba was bifurcated into two new municipalities- Anthoor and Talipparamba.
Anthoor has generally been a municipality where theCPI-M has dominated. 14 out of 28 of the municipal councillors were elected unopposed.[17][18] The current Municipal Chairperson is P. Mukundan.[19]
Anthoor Municipality is composed of following 28 wards:[20]
| Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name | Ward no. | Name |
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| 1 | Vellikkeel | 2 | Morazha | 3 | Kanool | 4 | Mundapram |
| 5 | Mayilade | 6 | Bakkalam | 7 | Peelery | 8 | Kadambery |
| 9 | Ayyankol | 10 | Kolmotta | 11 | Nanichery | 12 | Kodallur |
| 13 | Mambala | 14 | Parassinikkadavu | 15 | Kovval | 16 | Anthoor |
| 17 | Thaliyil | 18 | Podikkund | 19 | Thalivayal | 20 | Dharmashala |
| 21 | Punnakkulangara | 22 | Kuttipram | 23 | C H Nagar | 24 | Ozhacrom |
| 25 | Anchampeedika | 26 | Veniyil | 27 | Paliyathuvalappu | 28 | Panneri |
According to the 2011India Census, Anthoor had a population of 28,218 with 12,527 men and 15,691 women.[21]
The National Highway-66 passes through theDharmashala junction.Mangalore andMumbai can be accessed on the northern side, andCochin andThiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The nearest railway stations areKannapuram andKannur on the Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports atKannur International Airport,Mangaluru Airport andCalicut International Airport.
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