Analytics: India


Kannur AI Report

Date: July 2, 2026

Kannur city is the capital of Kannur district, which has 7.6% of the State's population. Some famous historical and cultural landmarks include St. Angelo Fort and Arakkal Museum. Cathedral of the Holy Trinity of the Diocese of Kannur is one of the famous sites in the city. The nearest airport is Calicut International Airport in Calicut, located 65 Km away.

Kannur is the 37th ranked city in population, out of 756 District Capitals (DHQs) of India. It is the capital of Kannur District in Kerala State. Kannur District is ranked 164th in population and 438th in area across India.

Kannur is the 2nd highest ranked in Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd   out of 756 city/districts of India. This indicates a good ratio of educational institute to population.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kannur is the 3rd highest ranked in Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)   . This indicates a healthy ratio between men and women.

The average Malayalam Script   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 21493. Kannur is the 6th highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates a high pool of literate malyalam population compared to other cities.

The average Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2023)   of Indian city (district capitals)/districts is 35. Kannur is the 672nd highest ranked city out of 756 city/districts.This indicates a safer district as compared to other districts.

Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd Literacy (%, Census 2023)Estd
Sex-Ratio (1000)  (%, Census 2011) Sex-Ratio (1000) (%, Census 2011)
Malayalam Script Malayalam Script
Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2023) Number of Murders (NO, IPC 2023)

Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2023) Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2023)
# of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021) # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)
City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2026) City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2026)
Population (18-24) (Number, 2023) Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)

The Average Crime/1000 Pop (Ratio, IPC 2023)   of Indian City (District Capitals)/Districts is 2. Kannur is the 180th worst ranked City out of 756 City/Districts. This implies lesser effectiveness of law and order in this district compared to other districts.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kannur is the 754th worst ranked in # of PG Enrolments - Arts (No, AISHE 2021)   . This implies that this district is less urbanised and/or has a less developed educational infrastructure compared to other districts

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kannur is the 665th worst ranked in City FB Users % of City Literate Population(%, FB 2026)   . This indicates lower facebook IDs in FB Advertising module for this town vis a vis other towns.

Out of 756 District Capitals/Districts of India, Kannur is the 653rd worst ranked in Population (18-24) (Number, 2023)   . This indicates that this district has a lower birth rate and/or lower education center.


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LANGUAGES
City (District Capitals)/DHQ

Note:

  • 1. Malayalam   :   1,621,725
  • 2. English Multilingual Population   :   495,605
  • 3. Tamil   :   6,508

Number Of Languages spoken by more then 30K Population : 1

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BASIC DETAILS

City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population   :
:
1,640,986
City (District Capitals)/DHQ
Population (Rank)  
:
37th
District
Area (km2)  
:
2,961
District
Area (Rank)
:
438th
No.of Towns  
in District
: 67
No. of Villages  
in District
: 56