Kayanna

Kayanna Kayanna bazar
village
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Coordinates: 11°29′30″N 75°50′30″E / 11.49167°N 75.84167°E / 11.49167; 75.84167Coordinates: 11°29′30″N 75°50′30″E / 11.49167°N 75.84167°E / 11.49167; 75.84167
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kozhikode
Government
• Type	panchayath
• Body	kerala sarkaar
Population  (2001)
• Total	16,028
Languages
• Official	Malayalam,
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673525
Telephone code	0496
Vehicle registration	KL-77
Nearest city	Perambra
Lok Sabha constituency	Kozhikkode
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Balusseri
Climate	medium hot (Köppen)

Kayanna is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Demographics[]

As of 2001 India census, Kayanna had a population of 16,028 with 7,964 males and 8,064 females.^[1] Kayanna is also known as Kayanna Bazar which was derived from Kasyapa Mannu. The old Kasyapa Munin was made thapas in here. Kayanna grama panchayath is the panchayath having the youngest panchayath president in 2005 around the state Sheeba.

Transportation[]

Kayannavillage connects to other parts of India through Vatakara town on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National Highway No. 66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No.54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

History[]

Kayanna police station became notorious for torturing communists like Rajan during the Indian emergency of the 1970s.

References[]

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