Iritty is a
Municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and a
Taluk
A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...
of
Kannur district in
Kerala State, India.
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 from
Kannur International Airport
Kannur International Airport is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located east of Kannur, and east of Thalassery, near the muni ...
and one among five taluks in Kannur district. Iritty is one of the major towns lies between Coorg and Kannur international airport -Mattanur.
Location
Iritty is located on the banks of
Bavali river, which originates from the Wayanad passes. Iritty is situated on the
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the List of districts of India, districts of Mahé, India, Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode ...
-
Coorg-
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
highway or
State Highway 30 (Kerala) between
Mattanur
Mattanur, also spelled Mattannur, is a town, municipality, and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major towns of the district.
Mattanur lies between Kannur, ...
and
Virajpet
The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete is the second town of the district of Kodagu (Coorg), in Karnataka. It is the main town of the ''Virajpet taluka'', south of the district, in the Kerala-Karnataka border. The name is an abbreviati ...
. Nearby smaller towns are
Padiyoor
Padiyoor is a small town in Kannur district of Kerala state, India. Padiyoor village is part of Padiyoor-Kalliad Grama Panchayat in Iritty taluk.
Location
Padiyoor is located on SH 36 between Iritty and Irikkur towns. It is about 7 km ...
,
Peravoor
Peravoor is a small town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala state in India. It is located east of Kannur and north east of Thalassery. And Iritty, the nearest municipality is north of Peravoor. Peravoor is situated in the Wes ...
, Kakkayangad,
Aralam
Aralam is a village and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Aralam had a population of 29,328 people which constitutes 14,438 males and 14,890 females. Aralam village spreads ov ...
,
Keezhppally,
Vallithode
Vallithode is a small hilly bazaar in Iritty taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India.
Location
Vallithode is located on State Highway 30, the Thalassery – Coorg road, between Iritty and Koottupuzha, about 7 kilometres northeast of Iritty ...
,
Karikkottakary,
Angadikadavu
Angadikadavu is a town in Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is near to Karnataka border. Education
Sacred Heart Schools, Angadikadavu is located in the town.
Transportation
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mu ...
,
Anappanthy,
Edoor
Edoor is a small town about 6.5 kilometers from Iritty in Kannur district in Kerala, India. Edoor is named by the people from travancore. Before their migration these lands were forest
Economy
Edoor town is a small marketplace for the farmer ...
,
Ulikkal
Ulikkal is a growing town in Kannur District in Kerala. It is the HQ of Ulikkal Grama Panchayat in Iritty Taluk. Kerala State Hill highway SH 59 passes through Ulikkal Town.
Location
Ulikkal is situated 7.5 km north of Taluk HQ Iritty, ...
,
Vattiyamthode
Vattiyamthode is a small town located almost 12 km from Iritty of Kannur district, Kerala, India.
History
The modern history of this town starts with the arrival of migrants from Kottayam district of Kerala during 1948.
Transportation
The ...
, Mattara,
Manikkadavu
Manikkadave or Manikkadavu is a village in Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is situated among the foothills of Western Ghats, and bordering the Kodagu range of Karnataka evergreen forests. As its crown there lies ‘Kurisu Mala’ (mount/h ...
, Kilyianthara,
Punnad
Punnad is a village in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.
Location
Punnad is near Iritty and it is within Iritty Municipality and Iritty Taluk. Punnad is situated beside the Tellicherry-Coorg road, from Tellicherry, and from Kannur ...
,
Charal
''Chirostoma'' is a genus of Neotropical silversides from the Lerma River basin in Mexico, including lakes Chapala and Pátzcuaro. Fish in the genus collectively go by the common name charal/charales in their native range (a name also used for ...
, Edapuzha,
Uruppumkutti, Vilakkode and
Chavassery
Chavassery is a small town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
India census, Chavassery had a population of 20134 with 9866 males and 10268 females. Chavassery is the part of Keezur-Chaavssery Grama Panchayath ext ...
.
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is the northernmost wildlife sanctuary of Kerala, southwest India. It is in area and located on the western slope of the Western Ghats. It was established in 1984. The headquarters of the sanctuary is near Iritty
...
is situated 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 10 km from the town.
Wayanad
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...
tourist destinations are near from this place. The nearby areas are depending on Iritty for most of their shopping. Payam, Aralam, Punnad,
Vallithode
Vallithode is a small hilly bazaar in Iritty taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India.
Location
Vallithode is located on State Highway 30, the Thalassery – Coorg road, between Iritty and Koottupuzha, about 7 kilometres northeast of Iritty ...
, Kilyianthara, Kondambra, Kolikkadavu, Keezhur, Ulickal, Vattiyamthode, Mattara, Kalanki, Manikadave, Manippara Perumpally,
Nuchiyad
Nuchiyad is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Nuchiyad village had population of 12,686, of which 6,250 are males and 6,436 are females. Nuchiyad village spreads over an area of wit ...
, Vayathoor,
Edoor
Edoor is a small town about 6.5 kilometers from Iritty in Kannur district in Kerala, India. Edoor is named by the people from travancore. Before their migration these lands were forest
Economy
Edoor town is a small marketplace for the farmer ...
, 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
Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State.
It occupies ...
and
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the List of districts of India, districts of Mahé, India, Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode ...
.
It was designed by George Anderson of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 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.
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.
Iritty Municipality is a part of
Peravoor Assembly Constituency
Peravoor State assembly constituency is one of the 140 state legislative assembly constituencies in Kerala state in southern India. It is also one of the 7 state legislative assembly constituencies included in the Kannur Lok Sabha constitu ...
under
Kannur Loksabha Constituency.
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.
Villages in Iritty Taluk
Iritty Taluk has 20 villages
* Aralam, Ayyankunnu, Chavasseri and Kalliad
* Kanichar, Karikkottakari, Keezhur and Kelakam
* Kolari, Kottiyoor, Manathana and Muzhakkunnu
* Nuchiyad, Padiyoor, Payam and Pazhassi
* Thillankeri, Vayathur, Vellarvalli and Vilamana
Etymology
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.
Climate
Iritty has a
tropical monsoon climate
An area of tropical monsoon climate (occasionally known as a sub-equatorial, tropical wet climate or a tropical monsoon and trade-wind littoral climate) is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification category ...
(Am) with little to no rainfall from December to March and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from April to November.
Transportation
Iritty lies at an equal distance from the nearby cities of
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
,
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the List of districts of India, districts of Mahé, India, Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode ...
,
Mahe,
Taliparamba
Taliparamba (also known as Perinchelloor and Lakshmipuram) is a Municipality in Taliparamba taluk of Kannur district, Kerala, India. The municipal town spreads over an area of and is inhabited by 44,247 number of people.
Etymology
Th ...
and
Virajpet
The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete is the second town of the district of Kodagu (Coorg), in Karnataka. It is the main town of the ''Virajpet taluka'', south of the district, in the Kerala-Karnataka border. The name is an abbreviati ...
(
Karnataka State). The proposed Kannur Mysore National Highway or
SH 30 passes through Iritty connecting
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the List of districts of India, districts of Mahé, India, Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode ...
,
Mattanur Airport and
Kodagu
Kodagu (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative district in the Karnataka state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State, at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State.
It occupies ...
. This was initially called the TC Road by the British. This highway is used by interstate bus services plying to
Madikeri
Madikeri is a hill station town in Madikeri taluk and headquarters of Kodagu district in Karnataka, India.
Etymology
Madikeri was known as ''Muddu Raja Keri'', which meant Mudduraja's town, was named after the prominent Haleri king Mudduraj ...
,
Mysore
Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...
and
Bangalore
Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...
.
SH 36 connects Iritty with
Taliparamba
Taliparamba (also known as Perinchelloor and Lakshmipuram) is a Municipality in Taliparamba taluk of Kannur district, Kerala, India. The municipal town spreads over an area of and is inhabited by 44,247 number of people.
Etymology
Th ...
that gives access to other towns like
Irikkur
Irikkur is a town and grama panchayat in Kannur District of Kerala state, India.
Location
Irikkur is located on SH 36 between the towns of Taliparamba and Iritty and directly accessible from Kannur, Mattanur and Thalassery. It is equidistant ...
and
Sreekandapuram
Sreekandapuram is a municipality in Kannur district, in the Indian state of Kerala.
Location
The town is located on the bank of the Valapattanam river which flows into Arabian sea. It is situated northeast of Kannur, east of Taliparamba and ...
.
Keezhur
Keezhur is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala near Iritty. Keezhur Mahadeva and Mahavishnu Temples are in this village. It is a part of Iritty municipality. Bavali river flows through Keezhur.
Demographics
India c ...
is the starting point of Iritty town. This place is well-connected by road from both
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
and
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the List of districts of India, districts of Mahé, India, Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode ...
. There are frequent buses from Iritty and to both these places and to several places across Kerala including
Kottayam
Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south- ...
,
Cochin
Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...
(
Ernakulam),
Mangalore
Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka–Ke ...
,
Kasaragod,
Panathur
Panathur is a major town in Vellarikundu Taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala State, India. It belongs to Kanhangad legislative constituency. Its population is about 12,000. It lies 1 km away from Kerala - Karnataka border, 42 km awa ...
,
Kanhangad
Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India.
Location
The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasar ...
,
Cherupuzha,
Wayanad
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...
and
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...
. There is no railway line, with the nearest railway stations at
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...
and Thalassery. The nearest airport is
Kannur International Airport
Kannur International Airport is an airport serving the North Malabar region of Kerala, Kodagu and Mysore districts of Karnataka and Mahé district of Puducherry in India. It is located east of Kannur, and east of Thalassery, near the muni ...
, at
Mattannur
Mattanur, also spelled Mattannur, is a town, municipality, and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major towns of the district.
Mattanur lies between Kannur ...
is located 19.5 km south-west of Iritty.
Commerce
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
Mattanur, also spelled Mattannur, is a town, municipality, and an aerotropolis in Kannur district, Kerala, India. Mattanur is about 27 km east of Kannur and Thalassery, two major towns of the district.
Mattanur lies between Kannur, ...
and
Peravoor
Peravoor is a small town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala state in India. It is located east of Kannur and north east of Thalassery. And Iritty, the nearest municipality is north of Peravoor. Peravoor is situated in the Wes ...
.
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
* CGFT Garment Training Centre Iritty
* UNIVERSAL College N P Road Iritty
* Pragathi Vidhyanikethan Nerampoke Road Iritty
Govt/ Aided/ Unaided Schools
* Iritty Higher Secondary School.
* Govt. UP school Vilakkode
* Global India Public School (GIPS) Vilakkode
*St. Thomas Higher Secondary School Manikkadavu
* St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Edoor.
* St. Sebastian's Higher Secondary School, Velimanam.
* GHSS Aralam.
* St. Joseph's Higher secondary School, Kunnoth.
* Sacred Heart Higher Secondary School, Angadikkadavu.
* Govt. Higher Secondary School, Pala
* GHSS, padiyoor
* St.Thomas HSS, Kiliyanthara
* Govt. L.P. School, Peratta
* St. Joseph's English Medium School, Peratta
* Kavumbady Higher Secondary School
* GHSS Chavassery.
* St. Thomas High School, Karikkottakari.
* Govt. High School, Perinkari
* Zuhra UP School, Vellarivayal.
* St.Antony's U.P.School, Peratta
* Vazhunnavars UPS, Keezhur
* SDA English School Keezhur, Iritty
* St.John Baptist EHSS, Kadathumkadavu, Iritty
* CMI Christ School, Iritty
* Benhill English School, Iritty
* G.U.P School uliyil
* Vanivilasam L.P School uliyil
* Navajyothi English medium (CBSE)
* Higher Secondary School, Edathotty
Pilgrim Centres & Religious Centres
*Sharon Fellowship Church, Vallithode (Pentecostal Church)
*The India Pentecostal church of God (IPC), Kolithattu
* Church at Keezhpally (Local Church)
*Full Gospel Pentecostal church, Vallithode
*Bethel Assemblies of God church, veerpad (Pentecostal church)
*Assemblies of God church, Perinkiri (Pentecostal church)
*Assemblies of God church, Arabi (Pentecostal church)
*St. Mary's Church Mattara
* Vilakkode sree nittoor Shiva temple
* Sree Adiyerimadam Devi Temple, Aralam. Phone: 0490 2500400, 9745845100 http://www.adiyerimadam.com
* Sree Kairathi Kiratha Temple Iritty
* Sree Mahavishnu Temple Keezhur
* Sree Mahadeva Temple Keezhur
* Sree Puthiya Bhagavathi Kavu, Peumparamba
* Sree Mundayamparamba Tharakkumeethal Bhagavathi Temple
* Sree Vairee Khathakan kshethram, Payancheri
* Sree Koorumba Bhagavathi temple Payancheri, Iritty
* Sree Kavoottu Paramba Ganapati-Mahadeva Temple, Keezhur kunnu
*Sree Muthappan madappura, vallithode
* St. Mary's Forane Church Edoor
* St.Josephs Church Iritty
*
St. George Church Puravayal
* Sacred Heart Church Angadikkadavu
* ST. SEBASTIAN CHURCH NELLIKKAMPOIL
*St. Sebastian's Church, Madathil
* ST. Mary's church Thermala
* ST. Thomas church karikkottakary
*ST. Mary's church edoor
*ST. Sebastian's church velimanam
*ST. John's C.S.I church, vallithode
*St. Mary's Church, Kilianthara
*St. Alphonsa church, Perinkari
*St. Mary's and St. Thomas malakara Syrian orthodox church Kilianthara
* Valiyajuma palli Uliyil
St Chavara Church Keezhpally
* St. Antony's Church, Peratta
Tourism
Iritty and the surrounding areas have a choice of tourism attractions.
* Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
*
Pazhassi Dam and garden
* Kanjirakkolly waterfalls
* Perumparamba Mahatma Gandhi Park
* Coorg valleys
* Palchuram
* Elapeedika
* Krishnagiri river and Barapole hydroelectric project
* Central State farm at Aralam
* Steel girder bridge at Iritty built by British
* Chitravattam
Notable People
*
Tintu Luka
Tintu Luka (born 26 April 1989) is an Indian track and field athlete, who predominantly competes in the middle-distance running events. Born in Valathode, Kerala, she is the national record holder in the women's 800 metres. Luka represented In ...
, an Indian athlete
See also
*
Ambayathode,
Anappanthy,
Angadikadavu
Angadikadavu is a town in Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is near to Karnataka border. Education
Sacred Heart Schools, Angadikadavu is located in the town.
Transportation
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mu ...
and
Aralam
Aralam is a village and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Aralam had a population of 29,328 people which constitutes 14,438 males and 14,890 females. Aralam village spreads ov ...
*
Ayyankunnu,
Edoor
Edoor is a small town about 6.5 kilometers from Iritty in Kannur district in Kerala, India. Edoor is named by the people from travancore. Before their migration these lands were forest
Economy
Edoor town is a small marketplace for the farmer ...
,
Elapeedika
Elapeedika is a village in the southwestern state of Kerala, India.
Elapeedika - A tangle of nature and history
Towering high, at an altitude of 1000 metre above sea level and lying untrodden and unexplored is a pristine patch of greenery whi ...
and
Kanichar
Kanichar is a village and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Hospitals
There are several hospitals in this place.
*Unity Hospital, Kelakam
*Peravoor Taluk Hospital
*Reshmi Hospital , Peravoor
*Primary Health C ...
*
Karikkottakary,
Keezhpally,
Keezhur
Keezhur is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala near Iritty. Keezhur Mahadeva and Mahavishnu Temples are in this village. It is a part of Iritty municipality. Bavali river flows through Keezhur.
Demographics
India c ...
and
Keezhurkunnu
*
Kelakam, Kiliyanthara,
Koloyad
Koloyad is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Koloyad had a population of 12,616, with 5,977 (47.4%) males and 6,639 (52.6%) females. Koloyad village has an area of with 2,915 famili ...
,
Kottakkuthazhe,
Kottiyoor
Kottiyoor is a village and Grama Panchayat situated in eastern hilly area of Kannur district in Kerala state. Kottiyoor is the 23rd Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala, located in the serene hills of Western Ghats. The ancient pilgrimage conducted ...
and
Kottiyoor Temple
Kottiyoor Temple is a prominent Shiva temple in Kottiyoor, Kannur, Kerala,India. Vadakkeshwaram Temple is the common name of the temple from ancient times, but some of the local people address the temple as Ikkare Kottiyoor as it is on the ban ...
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Kottiyoor Vysakha Mahotsavam,
Kunnathoor Padi
Kunnathur Padi is the historic center for the folk Hindu deity Sree Muthappan. The center stands in Payyavoor Grama Panchayat, Kannur District of the Kerala state of India, 3,000 feet above sea level, on top of Udumbumala in the Sahyadri mo ...
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Malayampadi and
Manathana
Manathana is a village in Peravoor Grama Panchayat of Kannur district, Kerala, India.
Manathana belongs to Peravoor Assembly constituency under Kannur Loksabha constituency. The village has signs of very early human settlement. This small v ...
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Manikkadavu
Manikkadave or Manikkadavu is a village in Kannur district, Kerala, India. It is situated among the foothills of Western Ghats, and bordering the Kodagu range of Karnataka evergreen forests. As its crown there lies ‘Kurisu Mala’ (mount/h ...
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Manippara,
Muzhakkunnu
Muzhakkunnu is a Village and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Muzhakkunnu had a population of 21,807 of which 10,532 are males and 11,275 are females. Muzhakkunnu village spr ...
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Nedumpoil
Nedumpoil is a small village in the Kannur district of Kerala, India. It is situated between two major towns, Thalassery and Mananthavady.
Border town
Nedumpoil sits at the junction of roads from Thalassery (through Kuthuparamba) to Kottiyoo ...
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Nuchiyad
Nuchiyad is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Nuchiyad village had population of 12,686, of which 6,250 are males and 6,436 are females. Nuchiyad village spreads over an area of wit ...
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Peravoor
Peravoor is a small town and Grama Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala state in India. It is located east of Kannur and north east of Thalassery. And Iritty, the nearest municipality is north of Peravoor. Peravoor is situated in the Wes ...
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Punnad
Punnad is a village in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.
Location
Punnad is near Iritty and it is within Iritty Municipality and Iritty Taluk. Punnad is situated beside the Tellicherry-Coorg road, from Tellicherry, and from Kannur ...
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Tholambra,
Ulikkal
Ulikkal is a growing town in Kannur District in Kerala. It is the HQ of Ulikkal Grama Panchayat in Iritty Taluk. Kerala State Hill highway SH 59 passes through Ulikkal Town.
Location
Ulikkal is situated 7.5 km north of Taluk HQ Iritty, ...
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Uruppumkutti and
Vallithode
Vallithode is a small hilly bazaar in Iritty taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, India.
Location
Vallithode is located on State Highway 30, the Thalassery – Coorg road, between Iritty and Koottupuzha, about 7 kilometres northeast of Iritty ...
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Vaniyappara,
Vattiyamthode
Vattiyamthode is a small town located almost 12 km from Iritty of Kannur district, Kerala, India.
History
The modern history of this town starts with the arrival of migrants from Kottayam district of Kerala during 1948.
Transportation
The ...
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Vayathur
Vayathur is a village in Ulikkal Grama panchayat of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.
Demographics
As of 2011 Census, Vayathur village had population of 22,743 which comprises 11,207 males and 11,536 females. Vayathur village s ...
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Vekkalam
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Velimanam,
Vellarvelly Chungakkunnu and
Vilamana,
Vilakkode
References
External links
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Website of Iritty
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