Kannur District, Kerala

Kannur is an administrative district in Kerala, India. The district is located about 490 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. Its administrative headquarters is in Kannur. Malayalam is the major language spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 2,961 km², including 1,957.34 km² of rural area and 1,003.66 km² of urban area.

List of Talukas in Kannur District

Kannur District is divided into 5 Talukas for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 133 villages under these talukas. The table below lists each taluka along with village count and area.

Sl. No.TalukaVillagesArea (km²)
1Iritty20—
2Kannur28430.56
3Payyannur22—
4Taliparamba281,330.66
5Thalassery351,206.06

Population of Kannur District

According to the 2011 Census, Kannur District had a population of 25,23,003 people living in 5,54,298 households. The population comprised 11,81,446 males and 13,41,557 females, with an average population density of 852 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population25,23,0038,82,01716,40,986
Male Population11,81,4464,25,6827,55,764
Female Population13,41,5574,56,3358,85,222
Total Households5,54,2982,02,2293,52,069
Population Density852 / km²451 / km²1,635 / km²

Kannur District had 21,38,434 literate people and 2,74,318 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 83,350 and 41,371 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)2,74,31895,2231,79,095
Literate Population21,38,4347,36,96714,01,467
Illiterate Population3,84,5691,45,0502,39,519
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population83,35023,56259,788
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population41,37136,3025,069

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.