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

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Town · Kannur, Kerala 

# Panoor

Panoor is a town in Thalassery sub-district of Kannur district, Kerala (census town). The 2011 Census counted **17,438 people** in 3,590 households. Literacy was 95.8%.

- 17,438people (2011)
- 3,590households
- 95.8%literacy
- 1,226females per 1,000 males

## Population of Panoor

■ Panoor · ■ Kannur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%**

**95.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1226**

**1171

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**974

Working population ****25.8%**

**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 Panoor

Of every 100 households in Panoor in 2011, 98 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Panoor · ■ Kannur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**98%

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

**1%

Tap water ****6%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**71%

Use banking services ****74%**

**87%

Television ****83%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**7%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**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 Panoor work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 3,694 (82%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Farming 193 (4%) · **■** Marginal 569 (13%)

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

## How has the population of Panoor changed?

From 16,288 in 2001 to 17,438 in 2011.

**2001

**2011

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

## Panoor in numbers and road distances

- Density2,042 per km²
- Growth 2001–20117.1%
- Annual rainfall2,570 mm
- Temperature range22 °C to 33 °C

### Road distances

- Thiruvananthapuram (state capital)492 km by road
- Kannur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Kanhangad (city of 1 lakh+)86 km by road
- Kozhikode (city of 5 lakh+)68 km by road
- Thalassery (railway station)11 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 Panoor

### Civic services

- Pucca roads70 km
- DrainageOpen and closed drains
- Flush toilets3,300
- Water storage500 kl
- Electricity — homes3,340

### Hospitals

- ●Veterinary hospitals1 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools13 govt · 3 private
- ●Senior secondary schools2 govt

### Banks

- Nationalised banks2
- Private banks1
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** pepper and copra.

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

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Panoor

- Hospitals1 in Panoor
- Banks9 in Panoor
- ATMs2 in Panoor
- Schools1 in Panoor
- Dental clinics2 in Panoor

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panoor?17,438 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panoor in?Kannur district, Kerala
- What was the population of Panoor in 2001?16,288