Thottada

Thottada is situated on Kannur-Tellichery highway 8 km away from Kannur Railway station in Kannur District between Kannur town and Thalassery in Kerala state, South India.

The Sree Narayana College (S.N. College),Government Vocational Higher Secondary School Kannur Polytechnic, Kannur ITI and the Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology (IHTT) are located in Thottada.

Thottada is also a scenic village. Thottada beach is an ideal secluded place for a sunbathing and swimming. There is a beach house and guest houses offering accommodation at reasonable price.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Thottada had a population of 36,357. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Thottada has an average literacy rate of 85%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 86%, and female literacy is 84%. In Thottada, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Thottada Beach

Thottada Beach is a beautiful beach in Kannur district of Kerala, south India. It is situated at Thottada just about 2.5 km from the NH 17 connecting Kannur town and Thalassery and 7 km from Kannur town. The virgin beach 800 meter long is ideal for sun bathing. Tourists could stay at the beach house or guest house near the beach. The Thottada river (a small one) flows into one end of the beach. There is also a dam/bund built across the river 3 decades ago to keep the fresh water from salt water. Away from the sea the river spreads to form swamps which makes a great habitat for various birds and fishes.

Kannur

Kannur (IPA: [kaɳɳuːr]), formerly known as Cannanore, is a city and a Municipal Corporation in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur District and 518 km north of state capital Thiruvananthapuram. During British rule in India, Kannur was known as Cannanore (Land of lord Krishna), which is used now only by the Indian Railways. It is the largest city of the North Malabar region.

Kannur is one of the million-plus urban agglomerations in India with a population of 1,642,892 in 2011, the 6th largest in Kerala and 27th in India.

Kannur is known as the land of Looms and Lore, because of the loom industries functioning in the district and ritualistic folk arts held in temples. Kannur is famous for its pristine beaches, Theyyam, its native performing art, and its handloom industry.

Kannur is of great strategic military importance. One of the 62 military cantonments in the country is in the Kannur Cantonment and is the headquarters of the Defence Security Corps and Territorial Army’s 122 Infantry Battalion (under Madras Regiment). Ezhimala Naval Academy (INS) is 35 km north of Kannur City. It is Asia's largest and the world's third largest naval academy. An Indian Coast Guard Academy is approved to be built at Kannur. This academy will be built on the banks of Valapattanam River at Irinave, east of Azhikkal. Kannur Cantonment is one of the important cantonments in India.

Kannur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Kannur is a Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala. Previously named as Cannanore, it was created in 1977.

Assembly segments

Kannur Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

Members of Parliament

Travancore-Cochin

Kannur (film)

Kannur is a 1997 Malayalam movie directed by Haridas. The movie features Manoj K. Jayan and Vani Viswanath in the lead roles. The movie was produced by Mohan Kumar and Tony. The film had a sequel called Veendum Kannur by the same director although the characters do not resemble.

Cast

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