Map of Kannur, India

Kannur is a city in Kerala, India, with a population of about 62,836. It lies at 11.8675°N, 75.3576°E. Kannur is about 1,873 km (1,164 mi) south of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Pāppinisshēri, 10 km to the north.

Kannur at a glance

Where is Kannur?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 26 min on the shortest day to 12 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kannur

• Pāppinisshēri — 10 km north
• Talipparamba — 19 km north
• Tellicherry — 20 km southeast
• Mattanur — 24 km east
• Mahē — 27 km southeast
• Payyannūr — 30 km northwest
• Nādāpuram — 38 km southeast
• Badagara — 39 km southeast
• Kānnangād — 56 km northwest
• Madikeri — 75 km northeast

Largest cities in Kerala

• Kanayannur — 851,406
• Thiruvananthapuram — 788,271
• Cochin — 633,553
• Kozhikode — 550,440
• Kollam — 367,107
• Thrissur — 315,957
• Alappuzha — 240,991
• Palakkad — 132,728
• Kānnangād — 125,564
• Ponnāni — 105,512

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.