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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Irikkur
| official_name =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Census Town]]
| image_skyline = File:Irikkur Town, Taliparamba (3).jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Irikkur Junction
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|11.9700|N|75.5700|E|display=inline,title}}
| 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]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of talukas of Kerala|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Taliparamba taluk|Taliparamba]]
| established_title = 
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| governing_body = Grama panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 11.38
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 26
| population_total = 13,820
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/india/kerala/|title = Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map}}</ref>
| leader_title = [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]]
| leader_name = [[Sajeev Joseph]]
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code = 670593
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04982
| registration_plate = KL 59
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Assembly constituency]]
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Irikkur (State Assembly constituency)|Irikkur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kannur]]
| website =
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]
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'''Irikkur''' is a town and [[grama panchayat]] in [[Kannur District]] of [[Kerala]] state, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/electionupdates/deStatusLB.php?distID=13|title = DE Status}}</ref>

==Location==
Irikkur is located on [[State Highway 36 (Kerala)|SH 36]] between the towns of [[Taliparamba]] and [[Iritty]], and is directly accessible from [[Kannur]], [[Mattanur]], and [[Thalassery]]. It is equidistant from Kannur and Taliparamba (about {{cvt|30|km}}), {{cvt|35|km}} from Thalassery, and {{cvt|17|km}} away from Iritty.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/irikkoor/id/4501 |title=Routes and Locations |website=keralatourism.org}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Irikkur Town, Taliparamba (4).jpg|thumb|A bus stop in Irikkur]]
Irikkur has historic and commercial importance,<ref>{{cite book
| last = Bouchon
| first = Genevieve
| title = Regent of the Sea
| page = 14
| publisher = Oxford University Press
| year = 1988}}</ref> and is one of the largest [[Muslim]]-majority towns (76%) in the Kannur district and lies on the banks of the Irikkur River, locally known as the "Ayippuzha". This river was the geographical border of the former [[Kingdom of Kottayam|Kottayam Kingdom]] ruled by [[Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja]].

==Administration==
Irikkur [[Grama Panchayat]] consists of 14 wards. The current ruling party is [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sec.kerala.gov.in/public/cnstncy/wd/a70c0bd9-d7d0-4d3c-8373-52d29d8fc5f4 |title=Ward list of Irikkur |website=sec.kerala.gov.in}}</ref>

Irikkur [[Block Panchayat]] comprises 8 [[Grama Panchayat]]s with 15 wards. Panchayats like [[Eruvessi]], [[Payyavoor]], [[Ulikkal]], [[Padiyoor]]-[[Kalliad]], [[Kuttiattoor]], [[Mayyil]], [[Malapattam]] and Irikkur are part of it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.kerala.gov.in/public/cnstncy/wd/dede781e-0597-4220-838a-b14d3b63e2e3 |title=Irikkur block panchayat wards |website=sec kerala.gov.in}}</ref>

Irikkur is one among the [[List of constituencies of Kerala Legislative Assembly|assembly constituencies]] in Kerala. [[Irikkur Assembly constituency]] is politically a part of [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency]]. The current [[Member of Legislative Assembly|MLA]] is [[Sajeev Joseph]] under [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] party.<ref>{{cite web
|url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|access-date = 2008-10-18
|work = Kerala
|publisher = Election Commission of India
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archive-date = 2009-03-04
}}</ref>

==Law and Order==
The Panchayat comes under the jurisdiction of Irikkur police station, established on 1st January 1955. Before becoming a full-fledged station, it was an outpost of Taliparamba police station.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ps.keralapolice.gov.in/irikkur-ps/about |title=About - Irikkur police station}}</ref>

Irikkur has a Grama Nyayalaya or village court for easy access to the judicial system in the rural areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kannur.dcourts.gov.in/contact-us/ |title=Courts in Thalassery district}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Irikkur had a population of 13,820, of which 6,690 are males and 7,130 are females. Irikkur census town has an area of {{cvt|11.38|sqkm}}, housing 2,327 families to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties under its jurisdiction.

In Irikkur, the sex ratio is 1.066 females per male, below the state average of 1.084. Moreover, the child sex ratio is 0.991, compared to the Kerala state average of 0.964. The literacy rate of Irikkur is 92.03%, lower than the state average of 94.00%. In Irikkur, male literacy is 96.30% while the female literacy rate is 88.08%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=180,181 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:Irikkur Town(1).jpg|thumb|Irikkur town]]
National Highway ([[NH 66]]) passes through the town of [[Taliparamba]]. [[Mangalore]] and [[Mumbai]] can be accessed on the northern side and [[Cochin]] and [[Thiruvananthapuram]] can be accessed on the southern side.
State Highway ([[SH 36]]) passes through Irikkur town connects with [[Taliparamba]] and [[Iritty]]. The road towards the east of Iritty connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php?page=maps&pageId=248|title=Kerala State Highways|publisher=Kerala PWD Department|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201055331/http://www.keralapwd.gov.in/getPage.php?page=maps&pageId=248|archive-date=1 December 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The nearest railway station is [[Kannur railway station|Kannur]] on [[Shoranur-Mangalore Section]] line. There are airports at [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]]. The [[Kannur International Airport]] (KIAL) located at [[Mattannur]] is the nearest airport, which is {{cvt|13|km|mi}} away.

==Geography==
Irikkur is located at {{coord|11.97|N|75.57|E|}}.<ref>[https://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/13/Irikkur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Irikkur]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}}.

==Tourism==
[[Irikkur Assembly constituency]] has a major role in tourism in Kannur district as it covers mainly hilly regions bordering [[Western Ghats]] with a serene environment. [[Paithalmala]], Palakkayam thattu, Kanjirakolli and Kappimala are the main tourist destinations in the Irikkur constituency that enhance the huge inflow of tourists. To transform Irikkur into Malabar's tourism hotspot, infrastructure development and accommodation facilities are being prioritized, driven by investor and tourism conferences aimed at attracting global investment.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/news/kannur/irikkur-in-a-new-makeover-all-set-to-become-the-tourism-hub-of-malabar-351490.html |title=Irikkur in a new make over all set to become the tourism hub of malabar |work=[[Oneindia]] |first=Mahesh |last=Babu |access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/year-long-programme-planned-to-convert-irikkur-into-a-tourism-hub/article65822407.ece/ |title=Year-long programme planned to convert Irikkur into a tourism hub |work=[[The Hindu]] |last=Staff Reporter |date=28 August 2022}}</ref>

==Educational Institutions==
* SIBGA Institute of Advanced Studies, Irikkur<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://highereducation.kerala.gov.in/index.php/academic/institutions/self-financing?showall=&start=3 |title=Higher Education Institutes in Kannur University}}</ref>
* Govt HSS, Irikkur
* Rahmaniya Orphanage HSS, Irikkur<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dhsekerala.gov.in/schoolist.aspx?dcode=13|title=Higher Secondary Education Portal|website=www.dhsekerala.gov.in}}</ref>

==Religion==
[[File:Irikkur juma masjid.jpg|thumbnail|Irikkur Juma Masjidh is riverside prayer facility]]
Approximately 76%<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/627212-irikkur-kerala.html|title = Irikkur Census Town City Population Census 2011-2021 | Kerala}}</ref> of the population consists of [[Muslim]]s

* Mamanikkunn temple, one of the famous [[Hindu]] temples of Kerala.
* 20 [[mosque]]s, out of which allow to pray
* A [[Christianity|Christian]] seminary

==Politics==
{{Main|Irikkur Assembly constituency}}

Irikkur assembly constituency is part of [[Kannur Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies
|access-date=2008-10-18
|work=Kerala
|publisher=Election Commission of India
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf
|archive-date=2009-03-04
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Niyamasabha constituencies of Kannur |url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html |website=ceo.kerala.gov.in |access-date=3 September 2022 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423160037/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/kannur.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The current [[Member of Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of Irikkur is [[Sajeev Joseph]] from [[Indian National Congress|INC]] who won in the [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]] with a vote share of 50.33%.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oneindia.com/irikkur-assembly-elections-kl-9/ |title=Irikkur Assembly Election Results 2021 |work=[[Oneindia]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Kannur district}}
{{Malabar}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kannur district]]
[[Category:Villages near Irikkur]]

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SusannahParish at 21:42, 6 February 2026