Demography

The District
has a population of 2 ,412 , 365 (2001 census). This is the most urbanised district in Kerala [citation needed ] . About 50.35 % of the population reside in the
urban agglomerations. The total urban population of Kannur district is 1 ,212 , 898. This is the second largest urban population in Kerala after Ernakulam and is more than the population of a metro city.The high urban population of the district is due to the 45 towns in the district which is the highest in Kerala. Kannur district has 7 statutory towns namely Kannur ,Kannur Cantonment , Thalassery , Payyannur ,Thaliparamba ,Kuthuparamba and Mattannur . In addition to this there are 38 census towns which are Ancharakandy ,Azhikode North , Azhikode South ,Chala , Chelora , Cherukunnu ,Cheruthazham , Chirakkal , Chockli, Dharmadom , Elayavoor , Eranholi, Iriveri , Kadachira , Kadirur ,Kalliasseri , Kanhirode Kannadiparamba , Kannapuram ,Kottayam-Malabar , Mavilayi ,Munderi , Muzhappilangad , Narath , New Mahe , Paduvilayi ,Pallikkunnu , Panniyannur , Panoor, Pappinisseri , Pathiriyad , Pattiom, Peralasseri , Peringathur ,Pinarayi , Puzhathi , Thottada ,Valapattanam , Varam .Kannur city has, apart from Malayalees and Tamils, a small Konkani, Portuguese , French ,Punjabi and Gujarati speaking population too.