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Payyavoor is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[3] It's the headquarters of Payyavoor Grama Panchayat.[4]

Payyavoor
village
Payyavoor town
Payyavoor
Location in Kerala, India
Payyavoor
Payyavoor (India)
Coordinates: 12.056050°N 75.581990°E / 12.056050; 75.581990
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Government
 • TypePanchayati Raj (India)
 • BodyPayyavoor Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total67.79 km2 (26.17 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total22,998
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670633
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-59
Nearest cityKannur
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyIrikkur

Demographics


As of 2011 Census, Payyavoor village had a population of 22,998 with 11,373 males and 11,625 females. Average sex ratio was 1,022 lower than state average of 1,084. Payyavoor village spreads over an area of 67.79 km2 (26.17 sq mi) with 5,698 families residing in it. Population of children under 6 years was 2,359 (10.3%) which constitutes 1,219 males and 1,140 females. Payyavoor had an average literacy of 95.46% where male literacy was 96.8% and female literacy was 94.1%.[5]


Administration


Payyavoor Grama Panchayat is a part of Irikkur Block Panchayat. Payyavoor Panchayat is politically a part of Irikkur (State Assembly constituency) in Kannur Loksabha constituency.[6][7]


Transportation


Hill Highway in Payyavoor
Hill Highway in Payyavoor

The National Highway (NH 66) is accessible through Taliparamba town of about 30 km (19 mi) away. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Shoranur-Mangalore Section line. Kannur is the nearest international airport, 25 km (16 mi) south of Payyavoor. There are other airports at Calicut and Mangalore.

Kerala Hill Highway (SH 59) passes through Payyavoor town which connects nearby towns like Chemperi, Ulikkal, Iritty, Naduvil, Karuvanchal, Alakode etc.[8] Kerala state highway (SH 36) passes through Sreekandapuram town of 10 km (6.2 mi) west from here.


References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Payyavoor.
  1. "Topographic map of Payyavur, Kannur, India".
  2. "കണ്ണൂര്‍ ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള്‍ | Deparyment of Panchayats".
  3. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  4. "DE Status".
  5. Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 154,155. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. "Niyamasabha constituencies of Kannur". ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  7. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  8. "Hill Highway in Kerala; DPR ready for just 79 kms". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 13 September 2016.


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