Kannur, the district where the 2011 Census counted almost two-thirds of the people as urban

Background

As per the 2011 census, the population of Kannur district is about 7.56 percentage of the total population of the State.
Out of 25.23 lakhs population in the district, 8.82 lakhs persons are from rural area and 16.41 lakhs from urban area.
Rural population constitutes 34.95 percent and urban population is 65.05 percentage of the total population in the district.
Child population in the age group 0-6 years is 274318, which is 10.87 percent of the total population in the district.
The district administration gives the district area as 2,966 km square and annual rainfall as 3438 mm.
The mean maximum temperature is 35 degrees Celsius and the mean minimum temperature 20 degrees Celsius, in a humid climate.
The administrative setup listed on the district site has 2 subdivisions, 5 taluks, 132 villages, 11 block panchayaths, 9 municipalities and 1 corporation.