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''' Payyavoor ''' is a small town in [[Kannur district]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2008 }}</ref> It's the headquarters of Payyavoor [[Grama Panchayat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/electionupdates/deStatusLB.php?distID=13|title = DE Status}}</ref>


==Location==
''' Payyavoor ''' is a village in [[Kannur district]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. It's the headquarters of Payyavoor [[Grama Panchayat]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/electionupdates/deStatusLB.php?distID=13|title = DE Status}}</ref>
Payyavoor is located {{cvt|43|km|mi}} north east of district headquarters [[Kannur]], {{cvt|30|km|mi}} east of taluk headquarters [[Taliparamba]], {{cvt|20|km|mi}} north of [[Iritty]] and {{cvt|10|km|mi}} east of [[Sreekandapuram]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/payyavoor/id/13432 |title=Routes & locations |website=keralatourism.org}}</ref>

==Oottu Festival at Shiva Temple==
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The Oottufestival at the temple of Lord Shiva is the unique celebration of the village. It is celebrated from 1 to 12 of Kumbam, the 7th month as per the [[Malayalam Calendar]], every year. People, irrespective of caste and religion, come to celebrate this festival. People from Kodagu district (Karnataka) also come for the festival with offerings.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2008 }}</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Payyavoor had a population of 22,998 with 11,373 males and 11,625 females.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=673683|title = Census of India: Search Details}}</ref>
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Payyavoor village had a population of 22,998 with 11,373 males and 11,625 females. Average sex ratio was 1,022 lower than state average of 1,084. Payyavoor village spreads over an area of {{cvt|67.79|km2}} with 5,698 families residing in it. Population of children under 6 years was 2,359 (10.3%) which constitutes 1,219 males and 1,140 females.
Payyavoor had an average literacy of 95.46% where male literacy was 96.8% and female literacy was 94.1%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=154,155 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=24 June 2022}}</ref>

==Administration==
Payyavoor [[Grama Panchayat]] is a part of [[Irikkur]] [[Block Panchayat]]. Payyavoor Panchayat is politically a part of [[Irikkur Assembly constituency]] in Kannur Loksabha constituency.<ref>{{cite web |title=Niyamasabha constituencies of Kannur |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html |website=ceo.kerala.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|accessdate = 2008-10-18
|work = Kerala
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archivedate = 2009-03-04
}}</ref>

==Educational Institutions==
[[File:DEVAMATHA ARTS & SCIENCE COLLEGE PAISAKARY.jpg|thumb|Paisakari Devamatha College]]
[[File:Vjec1.jpg|thumb|Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Chemperi]]
* Sacred Higher Secondary School, Payyavoor
* St. Anne's English Medium School, Payyavoor
* Govt. UP School, Payyavoor<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhsekerala.gov.in/schoolist.aspx?dcode=13|title=Schoolist|website=www.dhsekerala.gov.in}}</ref>
* Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Chemperi<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://highereducation.kerala.gov.in/index.php/academic/institutions/self-financing?showall=&start=3 |title=Higher Education Institutes in Kannur University}}</ref>
* Devamatha Arts and Science College, Paisakari<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.vidyatime.com/degree-colleges/4/kerala/kannur/ |title=List of degree colleges in Kannur-Kerala |website=vidyatime.com}}</ref>
* Cherupushpa High School Chandanakampara.

==Economy==
Payyavoor panchayat is mainly an agrarian economy. The major crops are cashew, rubber, coconut and areca nut here. A distillery has been proposed by the Kerala government here for making ''Kannur feni'' (liquor) from cashew apples. Payyavoor service co-operative bank was given nod for producing liquor. Apart from the one being set up in Kerala, Goa state is widely known for the production of feni from cashew apples.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kannur-feni-to-start-rolling-next-december-payyavoor-cooperative-bank-1.7662228 |title=Kannur Feni' to start rolling next December |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |access-date=4 July 2022}}</ref>

Payyavur was one among the panchayats in Kannur district that affected by [[2018 Kerala floods]]. 4 hecatres of cropped area was destroyed by land slide. The affected areas in the panchayat were side slope of Upland (307m) like Vanjiyam, Adampara, Thenankara and Santhi nagar.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sdma.kerala.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Soil-Flood.pdf |title=Soil-Flood.pdf - Kerala State Disaster Management Authority |website=sdma.kerala.gov.in}}</ref>


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
[[File:Payyavoor Village, Near Taliparamba City (21).jpg|thumb|Hill Highway in Payyavoor]]
The National Highway ([[National Highway 66 (India)|NH 66]]) is accessible through [[Taliparamba]] town of about {{cvt|30|km}} away. [[Mangalore]] and [[Mumbai]] can be accessed on the northern side and [[Cochin]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest railway station is [[Kannur railway station|Kannur]] on Mangalore-[[Palakkad]] line. There are airports at [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]].
The National Highway ([[National Highway 66 (India)|NH 66]]) is accessible through [[Taliparamba]] town of about {{cvt|30|km}} away. [[Mangalore]] and [[Mumbai]] can be accessed on the northern side and [[Cochin]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest railway station is [[Kannur railway station|Kannur]] on [[Shoranur-Mangalore Section]] line. [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]] is the nearest international airport, {{cvt|25|km|mi}} south of Payyavoor. There are other airports at [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]] and [[Mangalore International Airport|Mangalore]].


Kerala Hill Highway ([[Hill Highway (Kerala)|SH 59]]) passes through Payyavoor town which connects nearby towns like [[Chemperi]], [[Ulikkal]], [[Iritty]], [[Naduvil]], [[Karuvanchal]], [[Alakode, Kannur district|Alakode]] etc.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/hill-highway-in-kerala-dpr-ready-for-just-79-kms-english-news-1.1353756 |title=Hill Highway in Kerala; DPR ready for just 79 kms |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> Kerala state highway ([[State Highway 36 (Kerala)|SH 36]]) passes through [[Sreekandapuram]] town of {{cvt|10|km}} west from here.
Kerala Hill Highway ([[Hill Highway (Kerala)|SH 59]]) passes through Payyavoor town which connects nearby towns like [[Chemperi]], [[Ulikkal]], [[Iritty]], [[Naduvil]], [[Karuvanchal]], [[Alakode, Kannur district|Alakode]] etc.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/hill-highway-in-kerala-dpr-ready-for-just-79-kms-english-news-1.1353756 |title=Hill Highway in Kerala; DPR ready for just 79 kms |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> Kerala state highway ([[State Highway 36 (Kerala)|SH 36]]) passes through [[Sreekandapuram]] town of {{cvt|10|km}} west from here.


==References==
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Latest revision as of 09:44, 8 September 2024

Payyavoor
Town
Payyavoor town
Payyavoor town
Payyavoor is located in Kerala
Payyavoor
Payyavoor
Location in Kerala, India
Payyavoor is located in India
Payyavoor
Payyavoor
Payyavoor (India)
Coordinates: 12°03′22″N 75°34′55″E / 12.056050°N 75.581990°E / 12.056050; 75.581990
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Government
 • TypePanchayati Raj (India)
 • BodyPayyavoor Grama Panchayat
Area
 • Total
67.79 km2 (26.17 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
22,998
 • Density340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670633
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-59
Nearest citySreekandapuram
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyIrikkur

Payyavoor is a small town in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[3] It's the headquarters of Payyavoor Grama Panchayat.[4]

Location

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Payyavoor is located 43 km (27 mi) north east of district headquarters Kannur, 30 km (19 mi) east of taluk headquarters Taliparamba, 20 km (12 mi) north of Iritty and 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Sreekandapuram.[5]

Demographics

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As of 2011 Census, Payyavoor village had a population of 22,998 with 11,373 males and 11,625 females. Average sex ratio was 1,022 lower than state average of 1,084. Payyavoor village spreads over an area of 67.79 km2 (26.17 sq mi) with 5,698 families residing in it. Population of children under 6 years was 2,359 (10.3%) which constitutes 1,219 males and 1,140 females. Payyavoor had an average literacy of 95.46% where male literacy was 96.8% and female literacy was 94.1%.[6]

Administration

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Payyavoor Grama Panchayat is a part of Irikkur Block Panchayat. Payyavoor Panchayat is politically a part of Irikkur Assembly constituency in Kannur Loksabha constituency.[7][8]

Educational Institutions

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Paisakari Devamatha College
Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Chemperi
  • Sacred Higher Secondary School, Payyavoor
  • St. Anne's English Medium School, Payyavoor
  • Govt. UP School, Payyavoor[9]
  • Vimal Jyothi Engineering College, Chemperi[10]
  • Devamatha Arts and Science College, Paisakari[11]
  • Cherupushpa High School Chandanakampara.

Economy

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Payyavoor panchayat is mainly an agrarian economy. The major crops are cashew, rubber, coconut and areca nut here. A distillery has been proposed by the Kerala government here for making Kannur feni (liquor) from cashew apples. Payyavoor service co-operative bank was given nod for producing liquor. Apart from the one being set up in Kerala, Goa state is widely known for the production of feni from cashew apples.[12]

Payyavur was one among the panchayats in Kannur district that affected by 2018 Kerala floods. 4 hecatres of cropped area was destroyed by land slide. The affected areas in the panchayat were side slope of Upland (307m) like Vanjiyam, Adampara, Thenankara and Santhi nagar.[13]

Transportation

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Hill Highway in Payyavoor

The National Highway (NH 66) is accessible through Taliparamba town of about 30 km (19 mi) away. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Shoranur-Mangalore Section line. Kannur is the nearest international airport, 25 km (16 mi) south of Payyavoor. There are other airports at Calicut and Mangalore.

Kerala Hill Highway (SH 59) passes through Payyavoor town which connects nearby towns like Chemperi, Ulikkal, Iritty, Naduvil, Karuvanchal, Alakode etc.[14] Kerala state highway (SH 36) passes through Sreekandapuram town of 10 km (6.2 mi) west from here.

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Payyavoor.
  1. ^ "Topographic map of Payyavur, Kannur, India".
  2. ^ "കണ്ണൂര്‍ ജില്ലയിലെ ഗ്രാമ പഞ്ചായത്തുകളുടെ അടിസ്ഥാന വിവരങ്ങള്‍ | Deparyment of Panchayats".
  3. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  4. ^ "DE Status".
  5. ^ "Routes & locations". keralatourism.org.
  6. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kannur (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 154,155. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Niyamasabha constituencies of Kannur". ceo.kerala.gov.in.
  8. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
  9. ^ "Schoolist". www.dhsekerala.gov.in.
  10. ^ "Higher Education Institutes in Kannur University".
  11. ^ "List of degree colleges in Kannur-Kerala". vidyatime.com.
  12. ^ "Kannur Feni' to start rolling next December". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Soil-Flood.pdf - Kerala State Disaster Management Authority" (PDF). sdma.kerala.gov.in.
  14. ^ "Hill Highway in Kerala; DPR ready for just 79 kms". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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