Payyanur taluk
Tehsil in Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Taluk Payyanur. For the Town, see Payyanur.
Payyanur taluk comes under Taliparamba revenue division in Kannur district of Kerala, 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 from Taliparamba taluk and 6 from Kannur 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]
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Payyanur taluk
Payyannur | |
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Taluk | |
Coordinates: 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 | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 199,501 |
• Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
• Rural | 152,025 |
• Rural density | 420/km2 (1,100/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 |
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