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Iritty taluk is one of five
taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...
s in
Kannur district Kannur () is one of the 14 Districts of Kerala, districts along the west coast in the state of Kerala, India. The city of Kannur is the district headquarters and gives the district its name. The old name, Cannanore, is the anglicized form of th ...
of
Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, 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 ...
, 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 t ...
in the north, Thalassery taluk in the west, Wayanad district in south and
Karnataka state Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
in east. It comprises
Iritty Iritty is a municipality and taluk in Kannur district of Kerala state, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is at a distance of from Kannur International Airport and one among ...
municipality,
Mattannur Mattanur, also spelled as Mattannur, is a 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, Tha ...
municipality and 11 surrounding panchayats.


History

Iritty taluk was established on 9th February 2014 by bifurcating
Thalassery Thalassery () (also called Tellicherry) is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population of just under ...
and
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 t ...
s. Kerala ex Chief Minister Umman Chandy 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 large village and grama panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Aralam grama panchayat bordered to karnataka state in east. Demographics As of 2011 Census, Aralam had a population of 29,328 people which const ...
, Ayyankunnu,
Chavassery Chavassery is a small town in Irrity Municipality 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 ...
, Kalliad * Kanichar, Karikkottakary, Keezhur, Kelakam, Kolari *
Kottiyoor Kottiyoor is a village and gram panchayat in the easterly hills of Kannur district in Kerala state. Kottiyoor is the twenty third wildlife sanctuary of Kerala, located in the hills of Western Ghats. The ancient pilgrimage conducted here year ...
, Manathana,
Muzhakkunnu Muzhakkunnu is a village and grama panchayat in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala. Kakkayangad is the headquarters of Muzhakkunnu grama panchayat. Demographics As of 2011 Census of India, 2011 Census, Muzhakkunnu had a populatio ...
, Nuchiyad * Padiyoor, Payam, Pazhassi,
Thillenkeri Thillenkeri is a small town 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. Thille ...
* Vayathur, Vellarvelly and Vilamana,


References

{{Kannur district Geography of Kannur district Taluks of Kerala