Cannannore Cantonment
Kannur Cantonment (or Cannanore cantonment also known as Burnassery) is a cantonment town in Kannur. Currently it is the Headquarters of Defence Security Corps. The Board consists of 8 members. Four of them are elected from the civilian population. The Officer-in-Command is the chairman of the Board.
The Cannanore Cantonment Board is one of the 62 cantonments in India and has the distinction of being the Class III category cantonment area in Kerala. It houses the St. Angelo Fort and St. Thomas Orthodox Church.
The Cannanore Cantonment was established in the 19th century by the British. Cantonments were established during the British era usually in their military areas where both civilian and military personnel resided. It was under the control of the Arakkal Kingdom until 1909, when the Arakkal Beevi, Rani Imbichi Adi-Raja Bibi lost it to the British.
After Indian Independence, the Cannanore Cantonment came under the control of the Indian Army. Today, the Cannanore Cantonment is a prominent and strategic location for the Indian armed forces.
The Cannanore Cantonment Board came into existence in 1938.
This cantonment consists of 2698 civilians and 2121 military
population. The Board consists of 8 members. Four of them are
elected from the civilian population. The Officer-in-Command is
the chairman of the Board.
One of the famous Anglo Indian Schools are situated in and
around the Cantonment;St Teresa's Anglo Indian Higher
Secondary School Kannur. Other schools are the Ursuline Convent
School, B E M P
Upper Primary School, St Peter's Lower Primary School, Kendriya
Vidyalaya, Army School and the recently opened Premier English
School.St Michael's Anglo Indian Higher Secondary School
Kannur.
As of 2001 India census, Kannur Cantonment had a population of
4,699. Males constitute 65% of the population and females 35%.
Kannur Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 89%, higher
than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 92%, and
female literacy is 84%.
The Anglo-Indian community lives in and around the Kannur
Cantonment.
courtesy:internet, word of mouth
