Taliparamba taluk is one of the 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 ...

in the state 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. 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 A sub-division is an administrative division of a List of districts in India, district in India. In some states (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala) they are called Revenue Divisions. It is headed by a sub-divisional magistrate (also ...

for the ease of administrative purposes, and is headquartered in

Taliparamba Taliparamba (also known as Perinchelloor and Lakshmipuram) is a Municipalities of Kerala, Municipality and List of taluks of Kerala, Taluk of Kannur district in Kerala state, India. The municipal town spreads over an area of and is inha ...

. Most government offices are in the Mini Civil Station in Taliparamba. Taliparamba taluk consists of

Municipality,

Anthoor Anthoor () is a municipality, in Taliparamba taluk of the Kannur district in Kerala, India. The municipality had a population of 28,218 in the 2011 Indian census. Anthoor is situated on the western bank of the Valapattanam River. Anthoor is ...

Municipality, Sreekandapuram Municipality and 15 surrounding panchayats.

Constituent villages

Taliparamba taluk has 28 villages. * Alakode,

, Cheleri, Chengalayi * Chuzhali, Eruvessi, Irikkur, Kayaralam * Kolachery, Kooveri, Kurumathur, Kuttiattoor * Kuttiyeri, Malapattam, Maniyoor, Mayyil * Morazha, Nediyanga, New Naduvil, Panniyoor *

Pariyaram Pariyaram is a Grama Panchayat consisting of two villages viz. Pariyaram census town and Kuttiyeri village. Pariyaram is a suburb of Taliparamba on National Highway ( NH 66) between Taliparamba and Payyanur in Kerala state of India. Mini villa ...

, Pattuvam, Payyavoor, Sreekandapuram *

, Thimiri, Udayagiri and Vellad

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Taliparamba taluk had a population of 764,888 where 365,811 are males and 399,077 are females. The average sex ratio was 1091. 36.3% of the population lives in urban areas and 63.7% in rural areas. 11% of the population in the taluk was under 6 years of age. The average literacy rate was 93.85%.

Geography

Taliparamba taluk consists of highland and midland regions including rubber, pepper, cashew and coconut plantations. It has predominantly agrarian economy.

References

{{Kannur district Geography of Kannur district Taluks of Kerala