Eruvessi
village
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Coordinates: 12°3′0″N 75°33′0″E / 12.05000°N 75.55000°E / 12.05000; 75.55000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Government
• Type	Panchayati raj (India)
• Body	Eruvessy Grama Panchayat
Area
• Total	49.08 km2 (18.95 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	19,216
• Density	390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670632
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-59
Nearest city	Chemperi, Payyavoor.
Lok Sabha constituency	Kannur
Climate	Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature	35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature	20 °C (68 °F)

Eruvessi is a village in Irikkur Block Panchayat, Taliparamba Taluk, Kannur district in Kerala, India,^[1] around 50 kilometers from Kannur. It was ruled by Mannanar dynasty of Muthedath Aramana and Elayadath Aramana.^[2]

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Eruvessi village had population of 19,216 which comprises 9,519 males and 9,697 females. Eruvessy village spreads over an area of 49.08 km² (18.95 sq mi) with 5,395 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Eruvessy was 1,019 lower than state average of 1,084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,987 (10.3%) where 1,006 are males and 981 are females. Eruvessy had an overall literacy of 95.6% higher than state average of 94%. The male literacy stands at 97% and female literacy was 94.2%.^[3]

Transportation

The national highway passes through Taliparamba town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Kannur.

Geography

Eruvessi is a hilly village on the eastern side of Kannur district. The terrain is undulating in nature and the extreme eastern side has forests bordering Karnataka state.