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Mattanur, also spelt Mattannur, is one of the major town, Municipality and an Aerotropolis in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. Mattanur is around 25 km east of Kannur town and Thalassery.
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Trial landing at Kannur Airport (Aircraft: Dornier 228 of the Indian Air force) |
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| Nickname(s): Mtr | |
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| Coordinates: 11.931°N 75.572°ECoordinates: 11.931°N 75.572°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Municipality | 1 April 1990 |
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| • Body | Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.65 km2 (21.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) 2.2% |
| Elevation | 8-175 m (26-574 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 670702 |
| Telephone code | 91-(0)490 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| NiyamasabhaConstituency | Mattannur |
| Lok SabhaConstituency | Kannur |
| Website | http://www.mattannurmunicipality.in/ |
Korean Visitors at Traditional Kerala House with Ettukettu Architecture in Mattanur
Mattanur, also spelt Mattannur, is one of the major town, Municipality and an Aerotropolis in the Kannur district, state of Kerala, India. Mattanur is around 25 km east of Kannur town and Thalassery. Pin code of Mattanur is 670702[1]
Mattannur lies between Kannur, Thalassery and Iritty. It is the intersection where Thalassery-Coorg highway (Popularly known as TC Road) meets Kannur-Mattanur road and forms Kannur-Mattanur-Coorg highway.The inter-state buses ply between Bangalore and Thalassery, Kannur passes through Mattanur. It is an important hub connecting Kodagu and Kannur. Mattannur has many attractions. 15-Mattannur Assembly Constituency and its extent Mattanur Municicpality and Chittariparamba, Keezhallur, Koodali, Malur, Mangattidam, Kolayad, Padiyoor Kalliad and Thillenkeri Panchayats in Thalassery Taluk.
The proposed Kannur Airport aka Mattanur Airport is just about 3 km from Mattanur, which makes it the closest town to the Airport.
The town is located at about 500 km north of Thiruvananathapuram, the state capital and about 26 km east of Kannur Town, the district headquarters. Kochi, known as commercial capital of Kerala, is about 280 km and Kozhikode which is a major urban centre of North Kerala is 93 km away from Mattannur; both towards south. Mysore and Bangalore, two major cities of Karnataka State are 154 km 290 km far from Mattannur town towards east, and Mangalore an important port city, is about 166 km away towards north.The forthcoming Kannur International Airport is located just 3 km from the town.
As of 2011 India census,[2] Mattannur had a population of 47,078. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Mattannur has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85%, and female literacy is 79%. In Mattannur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.