Iritty is a Municipality and a Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala State, India.[3] The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is known as The Coorg Valley in God's Own Country. Iritty is one of the fastest upcoming towns in Kerala with the distance of 20km (12mi) from Kannur International Airport and one among five taluks in Kannur district. Iritty is one of the major towns lies between Coorg and Kannur international airport -Mattanur.[4]
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Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 8 kilometres (5mi) from Iritty.
Geography
Iritty is surrounded by hills. A river flowing through Iritty is more commonly known as Iritty Puzha (Iritty River). There is a steel girder bridge, built in 1933, over the river. There is a dam in the place Pazhassi for irrigation purpose named 'Pazhassi Dam' which is almost 10km from the town. Wayanad tourist destinations are near from this place. The nearby areas are depending on Iritty for most of their shopping. Payam, Aralam, Punnad, Vallithode, Kilyianthara, Kondambra, Kolikkadavu, Keezhur, Ulickal, Vattiyamthode, Mattara, Kalanki, Manikadave, Manippara Perumpally, Nuchiyad, Vayathoor, Edoor, Peratta, Karikottakari, Angadikadave, Puravayal, Kootupuzha, Charal, Alathupramba, Thermala, Urathoor, Vilakkode, Madathil etc. are the nearby small towns around.
Steel bridge
The steel bridge in Iritty is a 10-ton bridge constructed in 1933 by the British authorities to connect the towns of Kodagu and Thalassery.[6] It was designed by George Anderson of the Institution of Civil Engineers.[7][8] A July 2015 death of a man after being accidentally wedged between the handrail and a private bus raised concerns about the bridge's age.[6]
Administration
Iritty was initially part of Keezhur-Chavassery Panchayat and upgraded to a Municipality on 1 November 2015. The Municipal town is divided into 33 wards. K Sreekala is the present municipal chairperson of Iritty. The current ruling party of Iritty Municipality is LDF.[9]
Iritty Municipality is a part of Peravoor Assembly Constituency under Kannur Loksabha Constituency.[10]
Iritty established as a Taluk headquarters since March 2013 when Kerala government declared new taluks for the state. Iritty taluk falls under Thalassery Revenue division.[11]
Iritty, one of the beautiful hill side towns in the north Malabar of Kerala. The beauty of Iritty lies together with the unique rivers, streams, green hills and valleys. The main Streams of Iritty river are by the three rivers such as Bavali river, Aralam river and Barapuzha (Veni river). Before the name 'Iritty,' made the first cry, this land was nourished by two main rivers, one Barapuzha and Bavalipuzha . People started calling both the rivers confluence as Iratta puzha (Double River & 'Puzha' means River ), and in course of time the land became Iritty.[12]
Climate
Iritty has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with little to no rainfall from December to March and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from April to November.
Iritty lies at an equal distance from the nearby cities of Kannur, Thalassery, Mahe, Taliparamba and Virajpet (Karnataka State). The proposed Kannur Mysore National Highway or SH 30 passes through Iritty connecting Thalassery, Mattanur Airport and Kodagu. This was initially called the TC Road by the British. This highway is used by interstate bus services plying to Madikeri, Mysore and Bangalore.[14]
Iritty is one of the major towns of the Kannur district. With nearby villages which produce cash crops and plantation crops, Iritty is a major commercial town too. It is one of the growing towns in the district. Iritty is famous for cash crops such as pepper, rubber and cashew nuts, some of which are sold under regional brands in various auction houses and commodities markets.
Iritty is primarily a trading town. Iritty is headquarters to several State Government offices. Most of these offices have jurisdiction over nearby towns like Mattanur and Peravoor.[17]
Institutions / Government Firms in Iritty
Fire Station Iritty
Taluk office iritty
SIET CD MART (Project under Dept of Education - Kerala), Nr Fire Station, Iritty
Labour Office NP Road Iritty
Sub Treasury, Falcon Plaza Iritty
State Ware House Iritty
KSFE New Bustand Iritty
SUB RT OFFICE, FALCON PLAZA IRITTY
Co-operative society assistant registrar office, Iritty
Hospitals
Amala Multi Speciality Hospital, Keezhur
Sky Super Speciality Hospital, Iritty.
Thulasi Malabar Hospital, Iritty.
Karunya Hospital, Iritty.
Nikhil Hospital, Iritty.
Reena Nursing Home.
Christu Raja Dental Clinic
Asokan's Dental Clinic.
ECHS Poly Clinic, Iritty
Govt.Taluk Hospital, Iritty
S M Hospital, Iritty
R VISION EYE HOSPITAL, IRITTY.
Higher Education/ Technical Education/ IT Education/ Career Guidance
Tech Info Psc, iritty, PSC,SSC, RAILWAY,UPSC Coaching
Mahatma Gandhi College, Iritty, affiliated to Kannur University, Affiliated to NAAC with 'A' grade
Amala School of Nursing, affiliated with Indian Nursing Council
Don Bosco College, Angadikadavu, a self-financing college affiliated to Kannur University
PRAGATHI career guidance & Bank coaching, Nerampokk road Iritty. Topest PSC coaching centre in Kannur district
EMS Memorial College of Applied Science, Iritty
Majlisu Nashathi Sunniyya, Uliyil
Sree Narayana Guru College of Arts and Science, Veerpad, Iritty
De Paul College, Edathotty, Kannur University
Ideal Arabic College, Narempara, Uliyil, affiliated to kannur university
Pushparam ITI (Pvt.), Iritty
MG ITI under Iritty Educational Society, Keezhur Kunnu, Iritty
Chaithanya Institute of Engineering, Nerampoku Road, Iritty
Nikhil School of Nursing
Central Institute of education and Training, affiliated to Dept.of Technical Education, Govt.of kerala, NP Road Iritty
Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-dit)
Rutronix institute of Computer Education (Authorized Training Center Pravasi Edcucation )
Sree Sankaracharya Computer Center, City Tower New Bus Stand Iritty
Sac IT Education
CIIT Computer Training Centre, Nr Canera Bank Iritty
CIMAS Animation Campus, Falcon Plaza Iritty
Educare Academy Iritty
NORKA Roots Skill Development Centre, Nr Sub Treasury Iritty
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