Iritty

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image_captionView of Iritty Bridge built in 1933
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coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndia
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_type2District
subdivision_name1Kerala
subdivision_name2Kannur
established_titleMunicipality Established
established_date1st April 2016
parts_typeTaluk
partsIritty
government_typeMunicipal Council
leader_titleMunicipal Chairman
leader_nameV. Vinod Kumar
leader_title1Deputy Superintendent of Police
leader_name1Yogesh Mandhaiya IPS
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area_total_km245.84
elevation_footnotes
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population_total40,369
population_as_of2011
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demographics_type1Languages
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timezone1IST
utc_offset1+5:30
postal_code_type
postal_code670703
area_code91 (0)490
area_code_typeTelephone code
iso_codeIN-KL
registration_plateKL-78
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demographics1_info1Malayalam, English
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blank4_name_sec1Lok Sabha constituency
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| name = Iritty | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Iritty bridge 1933.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = View of Iritty Bridge built in 1933 | nickname = | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_name2 = Kannur | established_title = Municipality Established | established_date = 1st April 2016 | founder = | named_for = | parts_type = Taluk | parts = Iritty | government_type = Municipal Council | governing_body = | leader_title = Municipal Chairman | leader_name = V. Vinod Kumar | leader_title1 = Deputy Superintendent of Police | leader_name1 = Yogesh Mandhaiya IPS | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 45.84 | area_rank = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 39 | population_total = 40,369 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_rank = | population_demonym = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = 670703 | area_code = 91 (0)490 | area_code_type = Telephone code | iso_code = IN-KL | registration_plate = KL-78 | blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank1_info_sec1 = 1066 ♂/♀ | blank2_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank2_info_sec1 = Kannur | website = | footnotes = | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English | blank3_name_sec1 = Assembly constituency | blank3_info_sec1 = Peravoor | blank4_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank4_info_sec1 = Kannur Iritty is a municipality and taluk in Kannur district of Kerala state, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Iritty is at a distance of 20 km from Kannur International Airport and one among five taluks in Kannur district. Iritty is one of the major towns that lies between Coorg and Kannur International Airport near Mattanur.

Location

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Iritty is located on the banks of Bavali river, which originates from the Wayanad passes. Iritty is situated on the Thalassery-Coorg-Mysore highway and State Highway 30 (Kerala) between Mattanur and Virajpet. Some of the nearby smaller towns are Padiyoor, Blathur, Peravoor, Kakkayangad, Aralam, Keezhppally, Vallithode, Karikkottakary, Angadikadavu, Anappanthy, Edoor, Ulikkal, Vattiyamthode, Mattara, Manikkadavu, Kilyianthara, Punnad, Charal, Edapuzha, Uruppumkutti, Vilakkode and Chavassery.

Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is situated 8 km from Iritty.

Geography

Iritty is surrounded by hills. The Iritty Puzha (Iritty River). There is a steel girder bridge, built in 1933, over the river. Pazhassi Dam, almost 10 km from the town, provides irrigation.

Steel bridge

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The steel bridge in Iritty is a 10-ton bridge constructed in 1933 by the British authorities to connect the towns of Kodagu and Thalassery. It was designed by George Anderson of the Institution of Civil Engineers. A July 2015 death of a man after being accidentally wedged between the handrail and a private bus raised concerns about the bridge's age.

Administration

Iritty was initially part of Keezhur-Chavassery Panchayat and upgraded to a Municipality on 1 November 2015. The Municipal town is divided into 34 wards. V Vinod Kumar is the present municipal chairman of Iritty. The current ruling party of Iritty Municipality is LDF.{{cite web | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-retains-power-in-iritty-municipality/article33440962.ece | title = LDF retains power in Iritty Municipality | date = 29 December 2020 | work = The Hindu | access-date = 30 September 2021 | archive-date = 30 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210930152702/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-retains-power-in-iritty-municipality/article33440962.ece | url-status = live

Iritty Municipality is a part of Peravoor Assembly Constituency under Kannur Loksabha Constituency.{{cite web |url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |title = Assembly Constituencies – Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies |access-date = 2008-10-18 |work = Kerala |publisher = Election Commission of India |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |archive-date = 2009-03-04

Iritty established as a Taluk headquarters since March 2013 when Kerala government declared new taluks for the state. Iritty taluk falls under Thalassery Revenue division.{{cite web | url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/12-new-taluks-to-be-formed-in-kerala/article4530074.ece | title = 12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala | date = 21 March 2013 | work = The Hindu | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171115013905/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/12-new-taluks-to-be-formed-in-kerala/article4530074.ece | archive-date = 15 November 2017

Villages in Iritty Taluk

Iritty Taluk has 20 villages:

  • Aralam, Ayyankunnu, Chavasseri and Kalliad
  • Kanichar, Karikkottakari, Keezhur and Kelakam
  • Kolari, Kottiyoor, Manathana and Muzhakkunnu
  • Nuchiyad, Padiyoor, Payam and Pazhassi
  • Thillankeri, Vayathur, Vellarvalli and Vilamana

Law and Order

The municipality comes under the jurisdiction of Iritty police station, established on 11 November 1952. Before becoming a full fledged station, it was an outpost of Mattanur police station.

Iritty Sub Division was formed on 09-02-2005 by merging areas from Panur Sub Division (previously under Thalassery). Later, when Kannur police district split into city and rural, Iritty subdivision was split into Peravoor and the current Iritty subdivisions. The subdivision consists of 5 police stations under its jurisdiction limits like Aralam, Karikkottakary, Ulikkal, Irikkur and Iritty. This subdivision shares its eastern border with Karnataka state, northern border with Taliparamba subdivision, western border with Kannur city district police and southern border with Peravoor subdivision.

Iritty has a Grama Nyayalaya or village court situated at Payam for easy access to the judicial system in the rural areas.

Climate

Iritty has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with little to no rainfall from December to March and heavy to extremely heavy rainfall from April to November. |width = auto | location = Iritty | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 31.6 | Feb high C = 32.5 | Mar high C = 33.6 | Apr high C = 33.9 | May high C = 33.2 | Jun high C = 29.9 | Jul high C = 28.6 | Aug high C = 29.0 | Sep high C = 29.7 | Oct high C = 30.5 | Nov high C = 31.0 | Dec high C = 31.2 | Jan mean C = 26.5 | Feb mean C = 27.5 | Mar mean C = 28.9 | Apr mean C = 29.8 | May mean C = 29.4 | Jun mean C = 26.9 | Jul mean C = 26.0 | Aug mean C = 26.2 | Sep mean C = 26.6 | Oct mean C = 27.0 | Nov mean C = 26.9 | Dec mean C = 26.3 | year mean C = | Jan low C = 21.4 | Feb low C = 22.6 | Mar low C = 24.3 | Apr low C = 25.7 | May low C = 25.6 | Jun low C = 23.9 | Jul low C = 23.4 | Aug low C = 23.5 | Sep low C = 23.5 | Oct low C = 23.6 | Nov low C = 22.9 | Dec low C = 21.5 |precipitation colour= green |Jan precipitation mm=3 |Feb precipitation mm=4 |Mar precipitation mm=12 |Apr precipitation mm=85 |May precipitation mm=283 |Jun precipitation mm=867 |Jul precipitation mm=1332 |Aug precipitation mm=711 |Sep precipitation mm=329 |Oct precipitation mm=279 |Nov precipitation mm=106 |Dec precipitation mm=23 |source 1 =

Transportation

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Iritty lies at an equal distance from the nearby cities of Kannur, Thalassery, Mahe, Taliparamba and Virajpet (Karnataka State). The proposed Kannur Mysore National Highway or SH 30 passes through Iritty connecting Thalassery, Mattanur Airport and Kodagu. This was initially called the TC Road by the British. This highway is used by interstate bus services plying to Madikeri, Mysore and Bangalore.

SH 36 connects Iritty with Taliparamba that gives access to other towns like Irikkur and Sreekandapuram.

Keezhur is the starting point of Iritty town. This place is well-connected by road from both Kannur and Thalassery. There are frequent buses from Iritty and to both these places and to several places across Kerala including Kottayam, Cochin (Ernakulam), Mangalore, Kasaragod, Panathur, Kanhangad, Cherupuzha, Wayanad and Kozhikode. There is no railway line, with the nearest railway stations at Kannur and Thalassery. The nearest airport is Kannur International Airport, at Mattannur is located 19.5 km south-west of Iritty.

Commerce

Iritty is one of the major towns of the Kannur district. Nearby villages produce cash crops and plantation crops, making Iritty a major commercial town. Iritty is famous for cash crops such as pepper, rubber and cashew nuts, some of which are sold under regional brands in various auction houses and commodities markets.

Iritty is primarily a trading town. Iritty is headquarters to several State Government offices. Most of these offices have jurisdiction over nearby towns like Mattanur and Peravoor. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Iritty.jpg" caption="Iritty bus stand"] ::

Religion

The following places provide religious services to Iritty:

Notable people

References

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