IRIKKUR

Irikkur is situated on the banks of Valapattanam river.This river is the geographical boarder of the old Kottayam taluk and Chirakkal taluk. The people residing on both the sides of the river mingled together and this cooperation resulted in the formation of Irikkur village.The name "Irikkur" was considered to be formed from the Malayalam word 'iru kara ooru' which means a village on both the sides of the river. Irikkur is about twentynine kilometers away from Kannur .There are many bus routs to irikkur.There is direct bus service from Kannur to Irikkur . The bus charge is Rs.14.50.Taliparamba- Iritty state highway (state highway no.39) passes through Irikkur.From Taliparamba, one can reach here by travelling by Taliparamba-Sreekandapuram-Irikkur bus.From Chalode there are bus services to Irikkur in every 10 minutes The charge is Rs.6. Also there are bus srvices from Mattannur,Iritty etc. Irikkur is almost in the middle of the Kannur district. On the eastern side of the Irikkur Panchayath is Padiyoor.On the west is Malappattam. On the north is Sreekantapuram and on the south Irikkur river Irikkur is a model for' unity in diversity'. Muslims,Hindus and Christians live here in co operation. The famous Mamanam Temple,Nilamuttam Makham and Paisai Church lie side by side as a symbol of communal harmony