Kayanna

Kayanna is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Kayanna

Kayanna bazar
village
Kayanna
kayanna Location in Kerala, India
Kayanna
Kayanna (India)
Coordinates: 11°29′30″N 75°50′30″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKozhikode
Government
 • Typepanchayath
 • Bodykerala sarkaar
Population
 (2001)
 • Total16,028
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam,
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
673525
Telephone code0496
Vehicle registrationKL-77
Nearest cityPerambra
Lok Sabha constituencykozhikkode
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBalusseri
Climatemeadium hot (Köppen)

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kayanna had a population of 16028 with 7964 males and 8064 females.[1] Kayanna is also known as Kayanna Bazar which was derived from Kasyapa Mannu. The old Kasyapa Munin was made thapas in here, Kayanna grama panchayath is the panchayath having the youngest panchayath president in 2005 around the state Sheeba.kp 22

Transportation

Kayannavillage connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

History

Kayanna police station became notorious for torturing communists like Rajan during the Indian emergency of the 1970s.

References
  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.


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