Keezhur | |
Settlement Type: | village |
Pushpin Map: | Kerala |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 11.9667°N 75.6667°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 15979 |
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: | 670 703 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 91 (0)490 249 |
Registration Plate: | KL 13 and KL 58- |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Iritty |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kannur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Peravoor |
Iso Code: | IN-KL |
Keezhur is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala near Iritty.[1] Keezhur Mahadeva and Mahavishnu Temples are in this village. It is a part of Iritty municipality. Bavali river flows through Keezhur.
India census, Keezhur had a population of 15,979 with 7,875 males and 8,104 females.
This is acting as a cultural centre of Keezhur. Thousands of people in this region are readers of the library.
This temple is on the banks of Bavali river, where thousands of people offer their prayers to Lord Shiva. The eight-day long festival in the month of Meenam and Shivaratri are the main festivals of this temple.
The national highway passes through Kannur town. 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 of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.