Iritty taluk

This article is about the Taluk Iritty. For the Town, see Iritty.

Iritty taluk is one of five taluks in Kannur district of Kerala, India.^[1] Iritty was established as a taluk in March 2013 when UDF government declared new 12 taluks for the state.^[2][3] Iritty taluk borders with Taliparamba taluk in the north, Thalassery taluk in the west, Wayanad district in south and Karnataka state in east. It comprises Iritty municipality, Mattannur municipality and 11 surrounding panchayats.

Iritty taluk
Taluk
Taluks of Kannur
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Coordinates: 11.9819°N 75.6703°E / 11.9819; 75.6703
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Established	March 2013
Government
• Type	Taluk
Area
• Total	836.08 km2 (322.81 sq mi)
Population
• Total	342,118
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670xxx
Telephone code	0498,0490
Vehicle registration	KL 78
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Peravoor, Irikkur, Mattanur

History

Iritty taluk was established on 9 February 2014 by bifurcating Thalassery and Taliparamba taluks. Kerala ex Chief Minister Umman Chandy inaugurated Iritty taluk in 2014. Iritty was formed as a taluk along with other taluks in Kerala which was declared by UDF government.^[4]

Constituent villages

Iritty taluk comprises 20 villages.^[5]

• Aralam, Ayyankunnu, Chavassery, Kalliad
• Kanichar, Karikkottakary,^[6] Keezhur, Kelakam, Kolari
• Kottiyoor, Manathana, Muzhakkunnu, Nuchiyad
• Padiyoor, Payam, Pazhassi, Thillenkeri
• Vayathur, Vellarvelly and Vilamana,