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Village snapshot
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- LGD code
- 627257
- Pincode
- 670651
- Post office
- Kottiyur
- Population
- 16,698
- Households
- 4,156
- Literacy rate
- 85.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1027 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7,284
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 22 km
- Distance to Thiruvananthapuram
- 390 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 224 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mahé · 40 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Family health centre, Kottiyoor · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kottiyoor compares
By population, Kottiyoor ranks #6 of 17 villages in Iritty mandal.
Literacy rate
%
85.9%
+2.1% vs mandal average
- Kottiyoor
- 85.9%
- Iritty mandal
- 83.8%
- Kannur district
- 84.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,027
−19 vs mandal average
- Kottiyoor
- 1,027
- Iritty mandal
- 1,046
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Kottiyoor
- 4.0
- Iritty mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kottiyoor at a glance
Kottiyoor is a village of 16,698 people in 4,156 households (Census 2011) in Iritty taluk, Kannur district, Kerala, the 6th-largest of 17 villages in Iritty taluk. Literacy is 86%, 2 points above the taluk average of 84% and the sex ratio is 1,027 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Kannur district centre, 5 km from Periya, the nearest town, 40 km from Mahé railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 670651, served by Kottiyur post office; the LGD village code is 627257. Mapped within or next to the village: primary school, high school, primary health centre, bank, post office. The village votes in Peravoor assembly constituency, represented by MLA Adv. Sunny Joseph. The population is estimated at 19,687 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kottiyoor
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 23
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 4
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 3
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 2
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- Koothuparamba
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 79
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 65
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kottiyoor
- Total area (ha)
- 15,501
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 136.96
- Forest area (ha)
- 11,321.86
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kottiyoor
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kottiyoor
- LGD code
- 627257
- Pincode
- 670651
- Post office
- Kottiyur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 16,698
- Population (projected 2026)
- 19,687
- Households
- 4,156
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1027
- Literacy rate
- 85.9%
- Coordinates
- 11.87364°N, 75.86474°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kannur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Peravoor
- Member of Parliament
- K. Sudhakaran
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Adv. Sunny Joseph
- Block / Mandal
- Iritty
- Nearest PHC
- Sub family health centre, Neendunokki (1.7 km)
- Nearest post office
- Neendunokki Post Office (1.5 km)
- Nearest bank
- Kerala Gramin Bank Needunokki Branch (1.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kottiyoor
Distance to cities · straight line
- Thiruvananthapuram390 kmcapital
- Bengaluru224 km
- Chennai497 km
- Hyderabad675 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMahé40 km
- Bus stopAyanikkal Junction5 km
- Hospital / PHCFamily health centre, Kottiyoor<1 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM1 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 km
- CollegeApplied Engineering Staff Room12 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Kelakam7 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Family health centre, Kottiyoorunder 1 km
- Bank / ATM
- SBI ATM1.4 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
- ✓ Primary school
- ✓ High school
- ✓ Primary health centre
- ✓ Bank
- ✓ Post office
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kottiyoor
5 Temples, 1 Church mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Education · within 5 km
Schools & colleges near Kottiyoor
8 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.
- 📚S N public LibraryLibrary<1 km ↗
- 🏫NSSK Upper Primary School KottiyoorSchool<1 km ↗
- 🎓IJM Higher Secondary School KottiyoorHigh school<1 km ↗
- 🏫Govt. Upper Primary School ThalakkaniSchool2.4 km ↗
- 📚Tagore libraryLibrary3.0 km ↗
- 🧒anganwadi 56 varayalAnganwadi4.3 km ↗
- 🏫Government Upper Primary School PeriyaSchool4.6 km ↗
- 🏫Government Lower Primary School,KolithattuSchool4.7 km ↗
Villages near Kottiyoor
Other villages in Iritty mandal
View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)