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{{moresources|date=May 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Keezhur
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| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map = Kerala
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11|58|0|N|75|40|0|E|}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| population_total = 15979
| population_as_of = 2001
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 670 703
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 91 (0)490 249
| registration_plate = KL 13 and KL 58-
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Iritty
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Kannur
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
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''' Keezhur ''' is a village in [[Kannur district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]] near [[Iritty]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=2008-12-08 }}</ref> Keezhur Mahadeva and Mahavishnu Temples are in this village. It is a part of [[Iritty municipality]]. [[Bavali river]] flows through Keezhur.

==Demographics==
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Keezhur had a population of 15,979 with 7,875 males and 8,104 females.<ref name="censusindia" />

==Educational institutions==
* Mahatma Gandhi College, [[Keezhur Kunnu]] was founded by Iritty Educational Society and is affiliated to the [[Kannur University]]. Initially the college was affiliated to [[University of Calicut]].
* VUPS - The school where students of this village get their primary education.
* Iritty Higher secondary School - Over 50 years of service from standard 5th till 12th

==Vivekananda Samskarika Kendram==
This is acting as a cultural centre of Keezhur. Thousands of people in this region are readers of the library.

==Keezhur Sree Mahadeva Temple==
This temple is on the banks of Bavali river, where thousands of people offer their prayers to Lord [[Shiva]]. The eight-day long festival in the month of [[Meenam]] and [[Shivaratri]] are the main festivals of this temple.

==Transportation==
The national highway passes through [[Kannur]] town. [[Mangalore]] and [[Mumbai]] can be accessed on the northern side and [[Cochin]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of [[Iritty]] connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest railway station is [[Kannur railway station|Kannur]] on Mangalore-[[Palakkad]] line. There are airports at [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Kannur district}}

[[Category:Villages near Iritty]]

{{Kannur-geo-stub}}

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