Pariyaram is a Grama Panchayat consisting of two villages viz. Pariyaram census town and Kuttiyeri village. Pariyaram is a small town on National Highway (

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) between

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Payyanur 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 ...

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state of India. Mini villages of Thiruvattoor, Koran Peedika, Mukkunnu & Chithappile Poyil are parts of Pariyaram. Even though the Government Medical College, Kannur was formerly known as Pariyaram Medical College, the same is located in Kadannappally- Panapuzha Grama panchayat.

Educational Institutions

* Government Dental college, Pariyaram * Pariyaram Medical College * Government Ayurveda Medical College Kannur * Oushadhi

Demographics

As of 2011 census, Pariyaram census town had total population of 20,405 where 9,582 males and 10,823 females with an area spreads over . Total number of households were 4,580 in the town limits. Population of children in age group 0-6 was 2,519 (12.3%) which constitutes 1,249 males and 1,270 females. Pariyaram town had overall literacy of 93.2% where male literacy was 96.8% and female literacy was 90%.

Religions

As of 2011 Indian census, Pariyaram census town had total population of 20,405 which constitute 9,329 (45.7%) Hindus, 7,818 (38.3%) Muslims, 3,194 (15.7%) Christians and Others (0.3%).

Administration

Pariyaram Panchayat is part of Taliparamba Assembly constituency under Kannur Loksabha constituency.

Law and Order

Pariyaram Medical College Police Station was established on 10th February 2009 adjacent to the Pariyaram Government Medical College situated in Kadannapalli village. The old station building was renovated and inaugurated on 06.03.2022 by Hon’ble

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. The police station is part of Kannur rural police district and has jurisdiction over

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, Panapuzha, Cheruthazham and Pariyaram villages with an area of 118.01 Sq kms.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Pariyaram.

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can be accessed on the northern side and

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can be accessed on the southern side. The road from Taliparamba to the east of Iritty connects to

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. It will take approximately 45 minutes by Bus to reach Pariyaram from the district headquarters Kannur. The nearest railway stations are

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on Mangalore-

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line. There are airports at

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. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

References

Cities and towns in Kannur district {{Kannur-geo-stub