Iritty taluk

Iritty taluk
Iritty taluk
Taluk
	Taluks of Kannur
	Iritty taluk Location in Kerala, India Iritty taluk Iritty taluk (India)
	Coordinates: 11°58′55″N 75°40′13″E / 11.9819°N 75.6703°ECoordinates: 11°58′55″N 75°40′13″E / 11.9819°N 75.6703°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Established	March 2013
Government
• Type	Taluk
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

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 and Karnataka state towards the east. It comprises Iritty municipality, parts of Mattannur municipality and 11 surrounding panchayats.

History[edit]

Iritty taluk was established on 9th 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[edit]

Iritty taluk comprises 19 villages.^[5]

Aralam, Ayyankunnu, Chavassery, Kalliad
Kanichar, Keezhur, Kelakam, Kolari
Kottiyoor, Manathana, Muzhakkunnu, Nuchiyad
Padiyoor, Payam, Pazhassi, Thillenkeri
Vayathur, Vellarvelly and Vilamana

References[edit]

↑ "Taluks (5) | Kannur District , Government of kerala | India". kannur.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
↑ "12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala". The Hindu. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.
↑ Mathew, Roy (15 May 2013). "Cabinet nod for 12 new taluks". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.
↑ "Chandy inaugurates Iritty taluk". The Hindu. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
↑ "Village Offices in Iritty Taluk" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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[1] "Taluks (5) | Kannur District , Government of kerala | India". kannur.nic.in. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

[2] "12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala". The Hindu. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.

[3] Mathew, Roy (15 May 2013). "Cabinet nod for 12 new taluks". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013.

[4] "Chandy inaugurates Iritty taluk". The Hindu. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2014.

[5] "Village Offices in Iritty Taluk" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 20 September 2020.

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