# Keezhallur, Kannur (Kerala) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Kannur, Kerala 

# Keezhallur

Keezhallur is a town in Thalassery sub-district of Kannur district, Kerala (census town). The 2011 Census counted **20,440 people** in 4,434 households. Literacy was 95.5%.

- 20,440people (2011)
- 4,434households
- 95.5%literacy
- 1,095females per 1,000 males

## Population of Keezhallur

■ Keezhallur · ■ Kannur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.5%**

**95.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1095**

**1171

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**974

Working population ****33.7%**

**30.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Keezhallur

Of every 100 households in Keezhallur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Keezhallur · ■ Kannur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**98%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**1%

Tap water ****4%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**71%

Use banking services ****82%**

**87%

Television ****78%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Keezhallur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 4,327 (63%) · **■** Household industry 105 (2%) · **■** Farming 634 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,822 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Keezhallur in numbers and road distances

- Density704 per km²
- Annual rainfall2,996 mm
- Temperature range23 °C to 32 °C

### Road distances

- Thiruvananthapuram (state capital)540 km by road
- Kannur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Kanhangad (city of 1 lakh+)82 km by road
- Kozhikode (city of 5 lakh+)102 km by road
- Kannur (railway station)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Keezhallur

### Civic services

- Pucca roads22 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets2,700
- Water storage100 kl
- Electricity — homes3,200
- Electricity — industry58

### Hospitals

- ●Dispensaries1 · 4 beds · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools4 govt · 8 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 govt

### Banks

- Nationalised banks1
- Co-operative banks2

**Main manufactured goods:** plywood, textiles and hollow bricks.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Keezhallur?20,440 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keezhallur in?Kannur district, Kerala