Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
8.2% of women in Kannur own land in their name, behind the typical district. 22.3% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 5% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 100% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kannur, which ranks 7 of 15 in Kerala for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 56.7 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 0.4%. On women with a bank account at 74.2%, it sits close to the national mark.