Tanur
Tanore | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Ottumpuram Beach, Tanur | |
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| Coordinates: 10°58′N 75°52′E / 10.97°N 75.87°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 69,870 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-10, KL-55 |
| Website | tanurmunicipality |
Tanur (English: Tanore) is a coastal town, a municipality, and a block located in Tirur Taluk, Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is located on the Malabar Coast, 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Tirur and 9 kilometres south of Parappanangadi. It is the 17th-most populated municipality in the state, the fourth-most populated municipality in the district, and the second-most densely populated municipality in Malappuram district, having about 3,568 residents per square kilometre as of the year 2011.[1]
Tanur is located south of the estuary of Poorappuzha River, which is a tributary of Kadalundi River. Tanur was one of the major ports in the southwestern coast of India during the medieval period.[2] It was ruled by the Kingdom of Tanur, also known as Vettathunadu, who were vassals to the Zamorin of Calicut.[2] In the early medieval period, under the chiefs of Kozhikode and Tanur, Tanur developed as one of the important maritime trade centre on the Malabar Coast.[2] Later it became a part of Vettathunadu Taluk in Malabar District under British Raj, which was merged with the Ponnani taluk in 1860–1861.[2]
Tanur railway station is a part of the oldest Railway line of Kerala laid in 1861 from Tirur to Chaliyam.[3] Presently, the status of Tanur is reduced to a major fishing centre in Kerala.
- ^ "Census 2011, Malappuram" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in.
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