Kannur, Dakshina Kannada

This article is about the census town in Karnataka. For the city in Kerala, see Kannur.

Kannur is a census town in Dakshina Kannada district, and a locality in the Mangalore City Corporation, in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Kannur, Dakshina Kannada Kannooru
census town
Kannur, Dakshina Kannada Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 12.87°N 74.9°E / 12.87; 74.9
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Dakshina Kannada
Population  (2001)
• Total	7,241
Languages
• Official	Kannada
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[1] Kannur had a population of 7241. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kannur has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 65%. In Kannur, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.