Tirur Taluk
Tirur Taluk | |
|---|---|
Taluk | |
Location in Malappuram district, Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 11°09′09″N 75°57′24″E / 11.152610°N 75.956678°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Malappuram |
| Taluk formation | 1 November 1957 |
| Founded by | Government of Kerala |
| Headquarters | Tirur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-55 |
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Tirur Taluk comes under Tirur revenue division in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. Its headquarters is the town of Tirur. Tirur Taluk contains four municipalities - Tanur, Tirur, Kottakkal, and Valanchery. Most of the administrative offices are located in the Mini-Civil Stations at Tirur, Kuttippuram, and Tanur. Most of the villages in present-day Tirur Taluk were parts of the medieval Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathunadu). The port of Tanur was an important port town in the southwestern coast of India during medieval period.