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Kannapuram

Kannapuram
കണ്ണപുരം
village
Kannapuram Railway Station (4600567373).jpg
Coordinates: 11°58′0″N 75°19′0″E / 11.96667°N 75.31667°E / 11.96667; 75.31667Coordinates: 11°58′0″N 75°19′0″E / 11.96667°N 75.31667°E / 11.96667; 75.31667
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kannur
Government
 • Body Panchayat (First Grade)
Population (2001)
 • Total 18,568
 • Density 1,068/km2 (2,770/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 670301 & 670331
Telephone code 497286
ISO 3166 code IN-KL
Vehicle registration KL-13
Nearest city Kannur - 12 km, Taliparamba - 14 km, Payyannur - 20 km and Cherukunnu - 2 km
Literacy 90.01%
Lok Sabha constituency Kasaragode
Civic agency Panchayat (First Grade)
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature 35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature 20 °C (68 °F)

Kannapuram About this sound pronunciation  is a census town in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala.

As of 2001 India census, Kannapuram had a population of 18,568. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Kannapuram has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 81%. In Kannapuram, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. In fact, major part of the Kannapuram Panchayat is of Cherukunnu area and major part of Kannapuram area has given to Kalliassery Panchayat.. This has happened due to lack of organisational knowledge among then re-organisers.

Kannapuram is a tiny village tucked on Kannur-Payyannur highway, situated near Cherukunnu in Kannur district of North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala. The village shares borders with Cherukunnu to the North, Kalliasseri to the south, Mattool to the west, Morazha village of Anthoor Municipality and Pattuvam to the east. Kannapuram was within the princely state of Kolathu Nadu under British control till independence. The name Kannapuram originated from the presence of Sri Krishna Temple (Thrikkoth). Kannan= Sri Krishnan. Puram= land (indicating place of Sri Krishnan).Another version is that Kannapuram is the Land of Saint Kannua, who performed meditation in a cave near Sri Krishna Temple, Thrikkoth.


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