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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Thimiri
| native_name =
| other_name = Thripuri
| nickname =
| settlement_type = village
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12|12|0|N|75|23|10|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kannur district|Kannur]]
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| established_date =
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 47.3
| elevation_footnotes =
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| population_total = 18,044
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 670581
| registration_plate = KL-59
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kannur
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Taliparamba
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| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-KL]]
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''' Thimiri ''' is a village in [[Kannur district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |accessdate=2008-12-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archivedate=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> An ancient Shiva temple called Thimiri Sree Shiva Kshethra is situated here.

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Thimiri had total population of 18,044 which constitutes 8,825 males and 9,219 females. Thimiri village spreads over an area of {{cvt|47.3|km2}} under Chapparapadavu and Alakode Panchayats with 4,497 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Thimiri was 1044 lower than state average of 1084. In Thimiri, 9.5% of the population was under 6 years of age. Thimiri had overall literacy of 94.3% where male literacy stands at 96.7% and female literacy was 92%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kannur |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=154,155 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

== Thimiri Sree Shiva temple ==
[[File:Thimiri-temple.jpg|thumb|Thimiri Temple]]
This is the family temple of Kumazhi Kizhakkiniyil and Pulukkool Tharavadu. A very ancient SHIVA temple, it is believed that Lord [[Shiva|SHIVA]] sat in meditation at Thimiri after Tripura Dahanam (Annihilation of Tripura-the abode of Asuras, the Evil Forces ). It was renovated between 1943 & 1946 by Kumazhi Chattukutty Nambiar, whose nephew, the famed Ayurvedic physician, Vaidya Visharad Dr.K K C Nambiar, now resides with his family at the historic township of [[Barkur]], the land of 365 temples.

==Transportation==
The national highway passes through [[Perumba River|Perumba]] junction. [[Goa]] 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 of [[Iritty]] connects to [[Mysore]] and [[Bangalore]]. The nearest railway station is [[Payyanur railway station|Payyanur]] on [[Mangalore]]-[[Palakkad]] line.
Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at [[Kannur International Airport|Kannur]], [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]] and [[Calicut International Airport|Calicut]]. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

==References==
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[[Category:Villages near Taliparamba]]
[[Category:Villages in Kannur district]]

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