Payyanur Taluk comes under Taliparamba revenue division in Kannur district of Kerala, India. Payyanur is one of the 5 taluks in Kannur district established on 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]

Payyanur taluk Payyannur
Taluk
Taluks of Kannur
Payyanur taluk Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Payyanur taluk Payyanur taluk (India) Show map of India
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
• Total	513.52 km2 (198.27 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	351,526
• Density	680/km2 (1,800/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

Constituent Villages

Payyanur taluk has 22 villages: Alapadamba, Cheruthazham, Eramam, Ezhome, Kadannappalli, Kankole, Karivellur, Korom, Kuttur, Kunhimangalam, Madayi, Panapuzha, Payyanur, Peralam, Peringome, Perinthatta, Pulingome, Ramanthali, Thirumeni, Vayakkara, Vellora and Vellur.[5]

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