Kannur District

Kerala

Kannur district is one of the districts of Kerala. Its administrative headquarters is at Kannur. It covers 2,966 sq km and had a population of 25,23,003 at the 2011 census, a density of 852 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 11 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Kannur
Area
2,966 sq km
Population
25.23 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
852 /km²
Literacy Rate
95.1%
Sex Ratio
1,136
per 1,000 males
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Kannur District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Kannur district.

Total Population
25.23 Lakh
Male Population
11.81 Lakh
Female Population
13.42 Lakh
Rural Population
12.10 Lakh
Urban Population
13.13 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
2.18 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
48,200
Literacy Rate
95.1%
Population Density
852 /km²
Sex Ratio
1,136
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 97.14%Female literacy 93.38%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Kannur district.

5
Tehsils
11
Blocks
90
Nyay Panchayats
71
Gram Panchayats
138
Villages
Headquarters
Kannur
Languages
Malayalam, English
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
11.87° N, 75.37° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kannur

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Kannur

Constituency No. 2 · General
Primary
K. Sudhakaran
K. Sudhakaran
Indian National Congress
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Payyannur
  • Kalliasseri
  • Taliparamba
  • Irikkur
  • Azhikode
  • Kannur
  • Dharmadam
  • Mattannur
  • Kuthuparamba
  • Thalassery
  • Peravoor
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Kannur

(11)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Payyannur
No. 6 · Kannur
TM
T. I. Madhusoodanan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Kalliasseri
No. 7 · Kannur
MV
M. Vijin
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Taliparamba
No. 8 · Kannur
MG
M. V. Govindan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Irikkur
No. 9 · Kannur
SJ
Sajeev Joseph
Indian National Congress
MLA
Azhikode
No. 10 · Kannur
KS
K. V. Sumesh
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Kannur
No. 11 · Kannur
KR
Kadannappalli Ramachandran
Congress (Secular)
MLA
Dharmadam
No. 12 · Kannur
PV
Pinarayi Vijayan
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Mattannur
No. 13 · Kannur
KS
K. K. Shailaja
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Kuthuparamba
No. 14 · Kannur
KM
K. P. Mohanan
Rashtriya Lok Dal
MLA
Thalassery
No. 15 · Kannur
AS
A. N. Shamseer
Communist Party of India (Marxist)
MLA
Peravoor
No. 16 · Kannur
SJ
Sunny Joseph
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Kannur

(12)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kannur district.

  • K. Sudhakaran
    K. Sudhakaran
    Indian National Congress
    MP
    Kannur · No. 2
  • TM
    T. I. Madhusoodanan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Payyannur · No. 6
  • MV
    M. Vijin
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Kalliasseri · No. 7
  • MG
    M. V. Govindan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Taliparamba · No. 8
  • SJ
    Sajeev Joseph
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Irikkur · No. 9
  • KS
    K. V. Sumesh
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Azhikode · No. 10
  • KR
    Kadannappalli Ramachandran
    Congress (Secular)
    MLA
    Kannur · No. 11
  • PV
    Pinarayi Vijayan
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Dharmadam · No. 12
  • KS
    K. K. Shailaja
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Mattannur · No. 13
  • KM
    K. P. Mohanan
    Rashtriya Lok Dal
    MLA
    Kuthuparamba · No. 14
  • AS
    A. N. Shamseer
    Communist Party of India (Marxist)
    MLA
    Thalassery · No. 15
  • SJ
    Sunny Joseph
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Peravoor · No. 16

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kannur · No. 2

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaINCK. Sudhakaran
    Votes 5,18,524Vote share 48.74%Margin 1,08,982
    1. 1. K. Sudhakaran · INC5,18,524 (48.74%)
    2. 2. M. V. Jayarajan · CPI(M)4,09,542 (38.5%)
    3. 3. C. Raghunath · BJP1,19,876 (11.27%)
  2. 201917th Lok SabhaINCK. Sudhakaran
    Votes 5,29,741Vote share 50.28%Margin 94,559
    1. 1. K. Sudhakaran · INC5,29,741 (50.28%)
    2. 2. P. K. Sreemathy · CPI(M)4,35,182 (41.29%)
    3. 3. C. K. Padmanabhan · BJP68,509 (6.5%)
  3. 201416th Lok SabhaCPI(M)P. K. Sreemathy
    Votes 4,27,625Vote share 45.14%Margin 6,566
    1. 1. P. K. Sreemathy · CPI(M)4,27,625 (45.14%)
    2. 2. K. Sudhakaran · INC4,21,059 (44.45%)
    3. 3. P. C. Mohanan · BJP51,634 (5.45%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Kerala
State
Kannur
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 2
11 Assembly
No. 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16

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Kannur District at a Glance

State
Kerala
Headquarters
Kannur
Area
2,966 sq km
Population
25.23 Lakh
Population density
852 per km²
Sex ratio
1,136 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
95.1%
Languages
Malayalam, English
Tehsils
5
Blocks
11
Gram panchayats
71
Villages
138
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
11
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Kerala
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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