Payyanur | |
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  Payyanur Location in Kerala, India  Payyanur Payyanur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°06′27″N 75°11′40″E / 12.1076100°N 75.1943590°E | |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Payyanur |
| Municipality Established | 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Municipal chairperson | K.V. Lalitha [1] |
| • MLA | TI. Madhusoodanan |
| • Deputy Superintendent of Police | Vinod Kumar K [2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.63 km2 (21.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 72,111 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670307 |
| Telephone code | +91 4985 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-86 |
| Nearest cities | Taliparamba, Kannur |
| Sex ratio | 1159 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 94.08% |
| Assembly constituency | Payyanur |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
Payyanur (Malayalam: [pɐjːɐnːuːr]), is a municipal town and a taluk, a sub-district administrative unit, in the Kannur district of Kerala, India.[4] Payyanur is the first municipality in Kerala to establish libraries in all its wards.[5] On 10 March 2018, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Payyanur as the fifth taluk in the district. Payyanur taluk comprises 22 villages including 16 de-linked from the Taliparamba taluk and six from the Kannur taluk. The town is situated on the banks of the Perumba River.[6]
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- ^ "Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
- ^ "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Payyanur Municipality first in Kerala to have libraries in all wards". The Hindu. 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Payyannur taluk to be a reality this week!". Times of India.