Kannur City Police (KCPD) (Malayalam: കണ്ണൂർ സിറ്റി പോലീസ്), a division of the
Kerala Police
The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperamen ...
, is the law enforcement agency for the city of
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a Cities in India, 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 a ...
,
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 (Kar ...
and
Kuthuparamba
Kuthuparamba is a town and a municipality in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. It is about 24 km south east of Kannur and 14 km east of Thalassery.
History
Kuthuparamba was part of Kottayam dynasty under the reign of Pa ...
. The Kannur city police force is headed by District Police Chief, also known as Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the
Home Department 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 C ...
.
The Kannur City Police District came into existence vide GO(MS)No.32/2011 dated 05/02/2011, on 3/March/2011. After the bifrication, erstwhile Kannur District Police has been divided into Kannur city and Kannur Rural. There are 3 Subdivisions and 24 Police stations in Kannur City Police District.
Police stations under Kannur City
Kannur City Police district have jurisdiction over 22 police stations and 2 police control rooms. Kannur and Thalassery sub-divisions consist of eight police stations and one control rooms each and Kuthuparamba sub-division has six police stations under its jurisdiction limits.
Kannur Sub-division
* Kannur Town
* Kannur Traffic PS
* Kannur City
* Edakkad
* Chakkarakal
* Valapattanam
* Kannapuram
* Mayyil
Thalassery Sub-division
* Thalassery
* Thalassery Traffic PS
* Thalassery Coastal PS
* Dharmadom
* New Mahe
* Chockli
* Kathirur
* Pinarayi
Kuthuparamba Sub-division
* Kuthuparamba
* Mattanur
* Mattanur Airport
* Kolavelloor
* Panoor
* Kannavam
References
Kerala Police
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