| Kanippayyur | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 10.6167°N 76.0833°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Thrissur |
| Parts Type: | Talukas |
| Parts: | Talappilly |
| Government Type: | Panchayati Raj (India) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 680517 |
| Registration Plate: | KL-46 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kunnamkulam |
Kanippayyur is a village, near Kunnamkulam in Thrissur district in the state of Kerala, India.
Kanippayyur is prominent in the practice of Traditional Architecture, Temple Building, Astrology and related studies. At the onset of twentieth century, Kanippayyur Shankaran Namboodiripad – one of the famous practitioners of the Architectural Science – popularized and rejuvenated Vaastu Shastra.