Ayyankunnu

Ayyankunnu
Ayyankunnu
	village
	Ayyankunnu Location in Kerala, India Ayyankunnu Ayyankunnu (India)
	Coordinates: 12°2′0″N 75°44′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Population (2001)
• Total	23,336
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL

Ayyankunnu is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.The name ayyankunnu came from the five hills "Anchu Kunnu".[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Ayyankunnu had a population of 23336 with 11754 males and 11582 females.[1]

Geography

Ayyankunnu is a hilly village on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.

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 on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut.

References

"Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.

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[censusindia-1] "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.