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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Keezhur<br />
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| settlement_type = village<br />
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| pushpin_map = Kerala<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11|58|0|N|75|40|0|E|}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
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| unit_pref = Metric<br />
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| population_total = 16597<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]]<br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 670 703<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 91 (0)490 249<br />
| registration_plate = KL 13 and KL 58-<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = Iritty<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = Kannur<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = Peravoor<br />
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]<br />
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''' Keezhur '''is a village in [[Kannur district|Irrity municipality of 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. The [[Bavali river]] flows through Keezhur.<br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2011}} India [[census]], Keezhur had a population of 16597 with 8021 males and 8576 females.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Keezhur Village Population - Thalassery - Kannur, Kerala |url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/627252-keezhur-kerala.html |access-date=2025-12-12 |website=www.census2011.co.in}}</ref><ref name="censusindia" /><br />
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==Educational institutions==<br />
* 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]].<br />
* VUPS - The school where students of this village get their primary education.<br />
* Iritty Higher Secondary School - Over 50 years of service from standard 5th to 12th<br />
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==Vivekananda Samskarika Kendram==<br />
This acts as a cultural centre of Keezhur. Thousands of people in this region are readers of the library.<br />
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==Keezhur Sree Mahadeva Temple==<br />
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.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
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.<br />
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The road to the east of [[Iritty]] connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]].<br />
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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]].<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Villages near Iritty]]<br />
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