Kuniyan River (), also known as Kuniyan stream, is a river which flows along the border 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 ...
and
Kasaragod
Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and ...
districts in the Indian state 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 ...
. It connects the Tejaswini River and the Olavara River which join the
Kavvayi Backwaters
Kavvayi Backwaters located near Payyanur is the third largest backwater in Kerala and the largest one in north Kerala. The Kavvayi Kayal (backwaters) is dotted with several small and large islands. Valiyaparamba island is the largest among th ...
.
Drainage
It touches
Payyannur
Payyanur, , is a municipal town and a taluk, a sub-district administrative unit, in the Kannur district of Kerala, India. On 10 March 2018, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan inaugurated Payyanur as the fifth taluk in the district. Payyan ...
,
Karivellur
Karivellur is a census town and Gram Panchayat in Kannur district of Kerala state, India.
Location
Karivellur is located 47 km towards north from District headquarters Kannur, 10 km from taluk HQ Payyanur and 535 km from the s ...
,
Eyyakadu and
Trikarpur
Thrikaripur a small town located in south part of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala, India. Its southernmost end Olavara touches Payyannur, Kannur District.
Demographics
The 2001 Census of India determined that the population of Trik ...
. It flows through Trikarpur Panchayath, Karivellur-Peralam Panchayath, Payyanur Municipality and
Kayyur-Cheemeni Panchayath.
References
Rivers of Kasaragod district
Rivers of Kannur district
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