Kanayannur

Kanayannur
—  taluk/village  —
Kanayannur
Location of Kanayannur
in Kerala and India
Coordinates 9°58′0″N 76°16′0″E / 9.96667°N 76.26667°E / 9.96667; 76.26667Coordinates: 9°58′0″N 76°16′0″E / 9.96667°N 76.26667°E / 9.96667; 76.26667
Country India
State Kerala
District(s) Ernakulam
Nearest city Ernakulam/Kochi
Parliamentary constituency Ernakulam
Assembly constituency Ernakulam,Thrippunithura,Piravom
Population 790,212 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Kanayannur is a Taluk in the District of Ernakulam, in the state of Kerala, India.[1]Taluk is an administrative denomination in India.

Demographics

As of 2001 India Census, Kanayannur had a population of 790212 with 390875 males and 399337 females.[1] Kanayannur is the largest Taluk in Kerala.

Kanayannr taluk office situated at M G Road, Ernakulam. There is a village in kanayannur taluk whose name is also kanayannur. Kanayannur village office situated at a village called Eruvely. The place Kanayannur is presently known as Palace Square though Kanayannur taluk and Kanayannur village still exist. It is believed that there was a palace of king of Kochi in Kanayannur hence the place is named palace square.

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Last modified on 21 June 2011, at 10:07