| Payyanur taluk | |
| Other Name: | Payyannur |
| Settlement Type: | Taluk |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.1535°N 75.3106°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | March 2018 |
| Government Type: | Taluk |
| Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
| Leader Name: | K. Balagopalan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 513.52 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 155.35 |
| Area Rural Km2: | 358.17 |
| Population Total: | 351,526 |
| Population Urban: | 199,501 |
| Population Rural: | 152,025 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Rural Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 670xxx |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 04985, 0497 |
| Registration Plate: | KL 86 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank Info Sec1: | Kasaragod |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Payyanur, Kalliasseri |
Payyanur taluk comes under Taliparamba revenue division in Kannur district of Kerala, India. Payyanur is one of the 5 taluks in Kannur district established in March 2018 carved out from Taliparamba and Kannur taluks. Payyanur taluk comprises 22 villages including 16 delinked from Taliparamba taluk and 6 from Kannur taluk.[1] It borders Kasaragod district in the north, Taliparamba and Kannur taluk in the south and Karnataka state in the east.[2] Most of the government offices are in Payyanur Mini Civil Station. Payyanur taluk consists of Payyanur Municipality and 11 Panchayats.[3] [4]
Payyanur taluk has 22 villages: Alapadamba, Cheruthazham, Eramam, Ezhome, Kadannappalli, Kankole, Karivellur, Korom, Kuttur, Kunhimangalam, Madayi, Panapuzha, Payyanur, Peralam, Peringome, Perinthatta, Pulingome, Ramanthali, Thirumeni, Vayakkara, Vellora and Vellur.[5]