Kannur district
Kannur district
Cannanore district | |
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Government | |
• District Collector | T V Subhash. IAS |
• City Police Commissioner | R Ilango, IPS UTC+5:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-KL-KNR, IN-KL |
Vehicle registration |
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HDI (2005) | 0.783[4] ( High) |
Sex ratio | 1090 ♂/♀ |
Literacy | 95.10% |
Website | kannur |
Kannur (pronounced
Kannur is the sixth-most urbanised district in Kerala, with more than 50% of its residents living in urban areas. Kannur has an urban population of 1,640,986, which is the second largest in Kerala after
Etymology
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Formation
Following the formation of the state of Kerala in 1956, the erstwhile Malabar District was divided into three: Kannur District, Kozhikode district, and Palakkad district.
On 1 November 1980, the North Wayanad Taluk of Kannur district was separated to form
History
Pre-history and Ancient Era
The earliest evidence of human habitation in the district are rock-cut caves and megalithic burial sites of the
The kingdom of
Early Middle Ages
Ezhimala kingdom was succeeded by
An
Late Middle Ages
Until the 16th century CE, the
Colonial era
Kannur was an important trading center in the 12th century with active business connections with
The Portuguese arrived at
During the 17th century, Kannur was the capital city of the only
During the
, making them the first modern municipalities in the modern state of Kerala.Government and politics
Municipalities
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Kannur district consists of two revenue subdivisions - Taliparamba and Thalassery.[35] For sake of rural administration, 71 Gram Panchayats are combined in 11 Blocks, which together form the Kannur District Panchayat.[36] For the sake of urban administration, Kannur Municipal Corporation and 9 municipal towns are there.[34]
For the representation of Kannur in
Political divisions
State legislature
Sl. No | Constituency | Member | Party | Alliance |
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6 | Payyanur |
T. I. Madusoodhanan |
CPI(M) | LDF
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7 | Kalliasseri |
M. Vijin | ||
8 | Taliparamba |
M. V. Govindan | ||
9 | Irikkur |
Sajeev Joseph | INC | UDF |
10 | Azhikode |
K. V. Sumesh | CPI(M) | LDF
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11 | Kannur |
Kadannappalli Ramachandran | Con (S) | |
12 | Dharmadom |
Pinarayi Vijayan | CPI(M) | |
13 | Thalassery |
A. N. Shamseer | ||
14 | Kuthuparamba |
K. P. Mohanan | ||
15 | Mattanur |
K. K. Shailaja | ||
16 | Peravoor |
Sunny Joseph | INC | UDF |
Parliament
Parliamentary Constituency |
Political Party |
Political Coalition |
Elected Representative |
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Kasargod
|
INC | UDF | Rajmohan Unnithan |
Kannur
|
INC | UDF | K. Sudhakaran |
Vatakara
|
INC | UDF | K. Muraleedharan |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1901 | 529,623 | — |
1911 | 565,261 | +0.65% |
1921 | 578,680 | +0.23% |
1931 | 662,715 | +1.37% |
1941 | 743,322 | +1.15% |
1951 | 904,470 | +1.98% |
1961 | 1,177,948 | +2.68% |
1971 | 1,552,809 | +2.80% |
1981 | 1,930,726 | +2.20% |
1991 | 2,251,727 | +1.55% |
2001 | 2,408,956 | +0.68% |
2011 | 2,523,003 | +0.46% |
2018 | 2,615,266 | +0.51% |
source:[39] |
According to the
The District has a population of 2,412,365 (2001 census). This was the most urbanised district in Kerala in 2001, but was pushed to 4th place after Ernakulam, Thrissur and Kozhikode in 2011.[42] About 50.35% of the population reside in the urban agglomerations. The total urban population of Kannur district is 1,640,986. This is the second largest urban population in Kerala after Ernakulam and is more than the population of a metro city.[43]
The high urban population is due to the 45 towns in the district which was the highest in Kerala as per 2001 census. 2011 census has
Religion
Hinduism is the majority religion of Kannur district with 59.83% of the population. Muslims and Christians form a significant minority with 29.43% and 10.41% of the population respectively.[45]
Most of the Christians in Kannur district are descendants of Christians who migrated to Malabar in the 20th century.[46]
Education
- Government College of Engineering, Kannur
- Government Brennen College, Thalassery
- S. N. College, Kannur
- College of Engineering, Thalassery
Culture
Kerala Folklore Academy, an autonomous centre for cultural affairs constituted by the Government of Kerala situated in Chirakkal, Kannur to promote and project the traditional art forms of Kerala.[47][48] The academy awards prizes and to notable artistes and experts in the field of folklore. The fellowships comprise ₹15000 each and citation. The folklore awards and book award carries ₹7500 and citation. The Gurupooja and Yuvaprathibha award winners will get ₹5000 each and citation.[49][50]
Theyyam
Theyyam is a popular ritual form of dance worship in
There are 456 types of Theyyam, including Vettakkorumakan, Vishnumoorthy Theyyam, Muchilot Bhagavathi and Sree Muthappan.[53]
A Theyyam museum is planned to be built at Chanthappura in Kalliasseri of Kannur district in 2019.[54]
Tourism
Kannur Cuisine
The Kannur cuisine depicts it culture and heritage. It is famous for
Kannur cuisine is a blend of traditional
The Malabar version of
The snacks include
Kuttiattoor Mango
Kuttiattoor mango is popular and traditional cultivar of Kuttiattoor and neighbouring panchayats of Kannur district. Kuttiattoor mango received Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the GI registry at Chennai. The distinctiveness of Kuttiattoor mango is aided by the combination of specific environmental conditions of the area of its cultivation and varietal characters. Even though it is popularly known as Kuttiattoor mango, it is also known as ‘Nambiar mānga’, ‘Kannapuram mānga’, ‘Kunjimangalam mānga’ and ‘Vadakkumbhagam mānga’ in small pockets of Kannur district.[59][60]
Notable people
- E. Ahamed – former Minister of State for Railways
- Salim Ahamed – film director, screenwriter, film producer
- Ayyathan Janaki Ammal – first female doctor of Kerala
- Janaki Ammal – botanist
- Sukumar Azhikode – writer
- C. V. Balakrishnan – writer
- Ajit Balakrishnan – founder and current CEO of Rediff.com
- N. E. Balaram – one of the founding leaders of the communist movement in Kerala
- John Brittas – Journalist and managing director of Kairali TV
- Deepak Dev – music composer
- M. V. Devan – painter, sculptor, writer, art critic and orator
- Jimmy George – volleyball player
- A. K. Gopalan – politician, former leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
- Ayyathan Gopalan – doctor, social reformer, philanthropist
- Gita Gopinath – chief economist of the International Monetary Fund
- T. Govindan – former Member of Parliament
- Ifthi – music composer
- E. P. Jayarajan – politician and current Industries and Sports Minister of Kerala State
- K. Karunakaran – former Chief Minister of Kerala and Indian National Congress leader
- Shamna Kasim – actor
- Santhosh Keezhattoor – actor
- Shajith Koyeri – sound designer
- Vineeth Kumar – actor
- Major General CK Lakshmanan– first Malayali Olympian
- Sruthi Lakshmi – actor
- Tintu Luka – athlete
- V. K. Krishna Menon – Nationalist, diplomat, and politician
- K. U. Mohanan- director of photography
- Malavika Mohanan – actor
- Geetu Mohandas – actor
- Mamta Mohandas – actor
- V. Muraleedharan – Politician and the current union minister of state for external affairs and parliamentary affairs
- C. P. Krishnan Nair – businessman and founder of Leela group of hotels
- Bejoy Nambiar- director and screenwriter
- K. P. P. Nambiar – industrialist and technocrat
- M. N. Nambiar – actor
- Parvathy Nambiar – actor
- Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri – lyricist, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, and performer of Carnatic music
- Unnikrishnan Namboothiri – actor
- Madhushree Narayan – playback singer
- Ramesh Narayan – music composer
- Chief Minister of Kerala
- T. Padmanabhan – writer
- Deepak Parambol – actor
- Sayanora Philip- playback singer, music composer
- N. Prabhakaran – writer
- Azhikodan Raghavan – politician
- Jishnu Raghavan – Actor
- K. Raghavan – music composer
- M. V. Raghavan – former minister
- Shaan Rahman – music composer
- Pazhassi Raja – ruler of the Pazhassi Kingdom in present-day Kannur district
- Anaswara Rajan – actor
- Athmiya Rajan – actor
- Kannur Rajan – music composer
- T. V. Rajesh – politician
- Kadannappalli Ramachandran – Minister of Port of Kerala
- Moorkoth Ramunni – fighter pilot
- Neha Ratnakaran – actor
- Byju Raveendran – entrepreneur, founder of Byju's App
- Sreeja Ravi – voice-dubbing artist
- Sahal Abdul Samad – Footballer
- Sanjayan – writer
- Mattannoor Sankarankutty – percussionist
- Sanoop Santhosh – actor
- Sanusha – actor
- A. K. Saseendran – politician andcCurrent Transport Minister of Kerala State
- Mafia Sasi – film actor, stuntman
- V. P. Sathyan – footballer
- Roshan Sebastian – playback singer
- K. K. Shailaja – politician and current Minister of Health and Social Welfare of Kerala State
- Sushin Shyam – music composer
- P. K. Sreemathy – MP
- Sreenivasan – actor
- Dhyan Sreenivasan – actor
- Vineeth Sreenivasan – actor, singer, film director
- K. Sudhakaran – Member of Parliament, Congress leader (KPCC Executive leader)
- Njattyela Sreedharan – lexicographer
- Samvrutha Sunil – actor
- Nivetha Thomas – actor
- Ashish Vidyarthi – actor
- Chief Minister of Kerala.
- Nikhila Vimal – actor
- Vineeth – actor
- C.K. Vineeth– footballer
- Manju Warrier – actor (originally from Thrissur, lived in Kannur during her schooling)
See also
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- Manorama Yearbook 1995 (Malayalam Edition) ISSN 0970-9096.
- Manorama Yearbook 2003 (English Edition) ISBN 81-900461-8-7.
- S. Muhammad Hussain Nainar (1942), Tuhfat-al-Mujahidin: An Historical Work in The Arabic Language, University of Madras
- Government of Madras (1953), 1951 Census Handbook- Malabar District (PDF), Madras Government Press
- M. K. Devassy (1965), 1961 Census Handbook- Cannanore District (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala and The Union Territory of Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands
- K. Narayanan (1973), 1971 Census Handbook- Cannanore District (Part-A&B) (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
- K.Narayanan (1973), 1971 Census Handbook- Cannanore District (Part-C) (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
- M. Vijayanunni (1983), 1981 Census Handbook- Cannanore District (Part-A&B) (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
- N. M. Samuel (1993), 1991 Census Handbook- Kannur District (Part-A&B) (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
- Sheela Thomas (2003), 2001 Census Handbook- Kannur District (Part-A&B) (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
- Government of India (2014–15), District Census Handbook – Kannur (Part-A) 2011 (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala
- Government of India (2014–15), District Census Handbook – Kannur (Part-B) 2011 (PDF), Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala