Taliparamba taluk | |
Other Name: | Thaliparamba |
Settlement Type: | Taluk |
Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
Coordinates: | 12.0917°N 75.4414°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kannur |
Government Type: | Taluk |
Governing Body: | Taliparamba taluk |
Leader Title: | Tehsildar |
Leader Name: | E. M. Reji |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 824.76 |
Area Urban Km2: | 249.54 |
Area Rural Km2: | 575.22 |
Population Total: | 481,746 |
Population Urban: | 191,689 |
Population Rural: | 290,057 |
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: | 0460 |
Registration Plate: | KL 59 |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Kannur |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Kannur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Taliparamba, Irikkur |
Taliparamba taluk is one of the five taluks in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] It borders Payyanur taluk in the north, Kannur taluk and Thalassery taluk in the south and Iritty taluk in the east. It is a revenue division for the ease of administrative purposes, and is headquartered in Taliparamba. Most government offices are in the Mini Civil Station in Taliparamba. Taliparamba taluk consists of Taliparamba Municipality, Anthoor Municipality, Sreekandapuram Municipality and 15 surrounding panchayats.
Taliparamba taluk has 28 villages.[2]
As of 2011 Census, Taliparamba taluk had a population of 764,888 where 365,811 are males and 399,077 are females. The average sex ratio was 1091. 36.3% of the population lives in urban areas and 63.7% in rural areas. 11% of the population in the taluk was under 6 years of age. The average literacy rate was 93.85%.
Taliparamba taluk consists of highland and midland regions including rubber, pepper, cashew and coconut plantations. It has predominantly agrarian economy.