India Post Offices in Kannur, Kerala

The Kannur head office, on PIN 670001, is the centre of postal operations across this northern Kerala district. Working out from it, the district has 368 post offices in Kannur covering 102 PIN codes, nearly all of them in the 670 series.

Three head offices share the top-level work here. Below them sit 100 sub post offices and a larger group of 265 branch offices, which makes up close to three-quarters of the total. The sub offices report up to their parent head office, and the branch offices feed into their nearest sub office, so a small village counter is never more than a step or two from the main chain. That branch-heavy spread is typical of a district where a good share of mail starts in smaller settlements rather than the towns.

Offices are distributed fairly evenly. Thalassery has the most counters at 96, with Taliparamba close behind, while the Kannur taluka carries the widest spread of PIN codes. Towns like Iritty, Alakode and Alavil have their own offices, and branch counters run out to villages such as Cheruvanchery, Chockli, Dharmadom and Cherukunnu. Representative PIN codes here include 670002, 670003, 670004 and 670005, all clustered around the Kannur head office and its neighbouring areas.

One practical note: the village branch offices keep short working hours, so post early in the day if you are using one of them rather than turning up in the afternoon. A branch counter is fine for ordinary letters and basic savings work, but for the full set of services you are better off at a sub or head office in one of the towns. If you send mail in volume, the larger offices accept Business and bulk Speed Post, which helps regular senders and small businesses keep things moving without queuing item by item.

When you need to match an address to the right office, the Kerala PIN code finder does the job, and the Speed Post rate calculator tells you the postage first. Browse the full Kerala post office directory, the Taliparamba taluka offices, or another district in Kerala such as Alappuzha. Once your item is booked, track your India Post consignment from here.