Payyavoor
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Payyavoor | |
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Town | |
.jpg) Payyavoor town | |
  Payyavoor Location in Kerala, India  Payyavoor Payyavoor (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°03′22″N 75°34′55″E / 12.056050°N 75.581990°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati Raj (India) |
| • Body | Payyavoor Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.79 km2 (26.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 48 m (157 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 22,998 |
| • Density | 339.3/km2 (878.7/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670633 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-59 |
| Nearest city | Sreekandapuram |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Irikkur |
Payyavoor is a small town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[3] It is the headquarters of Payyavoor Grama Panchayat.[4]
Payyavoor is located 43 km (27 mi) north east of district headquarters Kannur, 30 km (19 mi) east of Taluk headquarters Taliparamba, 20 km (12 mi) north of Iritty and 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Sreekandapuram.[5]
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Payyavoor village had a population of 22,998 with 11,373 males and 11,625 females. The 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. The 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%.[6]
Administration
Payyavoor Grama Panchayat consists of 17 wards. The current ruling party is UDF.[7] Payyavoor panchayat is part of Irikkur Block Panchayat and politically a part of Irikkur Assembly constituency in Kannur Loksabha constituency.[8][9]
Law and Order
The Panchayat comes under jurisdiction of Payyavoor police station, which formed on 5 February 1984. This station is part of Taliparamba subdivision under Kannur rural police district.[10]
Educational Institutions
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