Iritty taluk is one of five

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 ...

s in Kannur district of

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

, India. Iritty was established as a taluk in March 2013 when UDF government declared new 12 taluks for the state. Iritty taluk borders with

Taliparamba taluk Taliparamba taluk is one of the five taluks in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India. It borders Payyanur Taluk in the north, Kannur taluk and Thalassery taluk in the south and Iritty taluk in the east. It is a revenue division for the ...

in the north, Thalassery taluk in the west and

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

state towards the east. It comprises Iritty municipality, parts of Mattannur municipality and 11 surrounding panchayats.

History

Iritty taluk was established on 9th February 2014 by bifurcating

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 districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karna ...

and

s. Kerala ex Chief Minister

Umman Chandy Oommen Chandy, , (born 31 October 1943) is an Indian politician and statesman who served as the Chief Minister of Kerala for two terms, from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2011 to 2016. He was also Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Legislative ...

inaugurated Iritty taluk in 2014. Iritty was formed as a taluk along with other taluks in Kerala which was declared by UDF government.

Constituent villages

Iritty taluk comprises 20 villages. *

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 Ayyankunnu is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.The name ayyankunnu came from the five hills "Anchu Kunnu". Demographics As of 2011 Census, Ayyankunnu village had a population of 22,436 which constitutes 11,255 male ...

, Chavassery,

Kalliad Kalliad is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Kalliad had a population of 9,410 of which 4,590 are males and 4,820 are females. Kalliad village spreads over area with 2,163 families r ...

* Kanichar,

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 ...

, Kelakam, Kolari, Karikkottakary, *

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 ...

, Manathana, Muzhakkunnu,

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 ...

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 ...

, Payam, Pazhassi,

Thillenkeri Thillenkeri is a village and Grama Panchayat in Iritty taluk of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Thillenkeri had a population of 14,583 of which 6,967 are males and 7,616 are females. Thillenker ...

Vayathur Vayathur is a village in Ulikkal Grama panchayat of Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2011 Census of India, 2011 Census, Vayathur village had population of 22,743 which comprises 11,207 males and 11,536 females ...

, Vellarvelly and

Vilamana Vilamana is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Vilamana had a population of 14,059 of which 6,944 are males and 7,115 are females. Vilamana village spreads over area with 3,206 familie ...

References

{{Kannur district Geography of Kannur district Taluks of Kerala