Payyanur taluk

{{short description|Tehsil in Kerala, India}}

{{about|the Taluk Payyanur|the Town|Payyanur}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Payyanur taluk

| native_name =

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| other_name = Payyannur

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| settlement_type = Taluk

| image_skyline = Subdistricts of Kannur.png

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Taluks of Kannur

| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India

| pushpin_label_position = right

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India

| coordinates = {{coord|12.1535|N|75.3106|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Kannur

| established_title = Established

| established_date = March 2018

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| government_type = Taluk

| governing_body =

| leader_title = Tehsildar

| leader_name = K. Balagopalan

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

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| area_total_km2 = 513.52

| area_urban_km2 = 155.35

| area_rural_km2 = 358.17

| elevation_footnotes =

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| population_total = 351,526

| population_urban = 199,501

| population_rural = 152,025

| population_as_of = 2011

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_urban_km2 = auto

|population_density_rural_km2 = auto

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| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 670xxx

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| area_code = 04985, 0497

| registration_plate = KL 86

| blank_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency

| blank_info_sec1 = Kasaragod

| blank1_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency

| blank1_info_sec1 = Payyanur, Kalliasseri

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Payyanur taluk comes under Taliparamba revenue division in Kannur district of Kerala, India. Payyanur is one of the 5 taluks in Kannur district established in March 2018 carved out from Taliparamba and Kannur taluks. Payyanur taluk comprises 22 villages including 16 delinked from Taliparamba taluk and 6 from Kannur taluk.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/payyannur-taluk-to-be-a-reality-this-week/articleshow/63206623.cms|title=Payyannur taluk to be a reality this week! | Kozhikode News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}} It borders Kasaragod district in the north, Taliparamba and Kannur taluk in the south and Karnataka state in the east.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/payyanurs-gandhi-connection/article30897620.ece|title=Payyanur’s Gandhi connection|first=Rajmohan|last=Unnithan|date=24 February 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}} Most of the government offices are in Payyanur Mini Civil Station. Payyanur taluk consists of Payyanur Municipality and 11 Panchayats.{{Cite web|url=https://kannur.nic.in/taluks/|title=Taluks(5) | Kannur District, Government of kerala | India}}{{Cite web|url=https://kannur.nic.in/notice/rebuild-kerala-payyannur-taluk-flood-2019/|title=Rebuild Kerala-Payyannur Taluk-Flood 2018 | Kannur District, Government of kerala | India}}