Kavvayi | |
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village | |
 Doodle of Kavvayi by Savad Muhammed | |
  Kavvayi Location in Kerala, India  Kavvayi Kavvayi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°05′N 75°11′E / 12.09°N 75.18°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Payyanur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kavvayi - Payyanur Municipality[2] |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,464[1] |
| 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 |
Kavvayi is a group of small islands, near Payyanur in the Kannur district of Kerala. The island is surrounded by Kavvayi Backwaters.
The island of Kavvayi was originally named Kavvil Pattanam. It was renamed as Kavvayi by Sir William Hogan, the then district collector of Hosdurg.[3]
- ^ Software solution by NIC Kerala. "SEC Kerala". www.sec.kerala.gov.in. State Election Commission,Kerala. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Software solution by NIC Kerala. "SEC Kerala". www.sec.kerala.gov.in. State Election Commission,Kerala. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
- ^ Kerala Tourism. "Kavvayi Backwaters-Tangled Beauty". www.keralatourism.org. Invis Multimedia. Retrieved 4 April 2022.