As of 2001[update] India census,[6] Tirur had a population of 53,650, of which 48% are male and 52% female. Tirur has an average literacy rate of 95%, higher than the national average of 71.0%: male literacy is 96%, and female literacy is 94%. In Tirur, 13% of the population is under six years of age. Tirur Assembly constituency is part of Ponnani (Lok Sabha constituency).[7]
Railway station: Tirur railway station is one of the major railway stations in northern Kerala. Almost every train stops here, connecting the district to the rest of the country. Tirur railway station is also the oldest railway station in the state. The first railway line in Kerala was set in 1861 from Beypore to Tirur. It is 19 mile-long (30.5 Km) which was commissioned by the South- West line of Madras railway company.
^"Kerala (India): Districts, Cities and Towns - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
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^"Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University".
^"Thunchan Memorial Govt. College".
^"SSUS Regional Centre Tirur".
^"SSM Polytechnic".
^"Food Craft Institute".
^"MDPS Pvt ITI".
^"IHRD Extension Centre".
^"MES Central School".
^"Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan English School".
^"MET High school".
^"MET Tirur Central School".
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