Kayanna | |
Other Name: | Kayanna bazar |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | kayanna Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 11.4917°N 75.8417°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kozhikode |
Government Type: | panchayath |
Governing Body: | kerala sarkaar |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 16028 |
Population As Of: | 2001 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 673525 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 0496 |
Registration Plate: | KL-77 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Perambra |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kozhikkode |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Balusseri |
Blank1 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank1 Info Sec2: | medium hot (Köppen) |
Kayanna is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]
India census, Kayanna had a population of 16,028 with 7,964 males and 8,064 females.Kayanna is also known as Kayanna Bazar which was derived from Kasyapa Mannu. The old Kasyapa Munin was made thapas in here.Kayanna grama panchayath is the panchayath having the youngest panchayath president in 2005 around the state Sheeba.
Kayannavillage connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National Highway No. 66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.
Kayanna police station became notorious for torturing communists like Rajan during the Indian emergency of the 1970s.