| Kinanoor | |
| Native Name: | Kinavoor |
| Native Name Lang: | Kinanur |
| Other Name: | Kinavoor- Karinthalam |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.2792°N 75.1958°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kasaragod |
| Government Type: | Panchayati raj (India) |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 27.33 |
| Population Total: | 9,728 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Registration Plate: | KL-79 |
Kinanoor or Kinavoor is an ancient Village capital (Karithalam/Karantholam/ Karinthalam Gramam) situated in Sahya Hill area of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.It is situated between Nileshwar and Parappa.[1]
As of 2011 Census, Kinavoor now modified as Kinanoor had a population of 9,728 with 4,691 males and 5,037 females. Kinanoor village has an area of with 2,517 families residing in it. 8.83% of the population was under 6 years of age. Kinanoor village had an average literacy of 89.2% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%.[2]
This panchayat is administered as a part of the newly formed Vellarikundu taluk.Earlier it was Hosdurg Taluk. Kinanoor-Karindalam Panchayat is a part of Kanhangad Assembly constituency under Kasaragod Loksabha constituency.[3]
Kinanoor Karinthalam Gramapanchayath won the second prize for water conservation in the National Water Awards 2018 instituted by the MoWRs (category: Best Village Panchayat).[4]
The national highway passing through Nileshwaram connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Nileshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Kannur International Airport