Kayyur is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.Nearest town is Cheemeni.

In 1940, peasants there under the leadership of communists rose against the two local jenmis, Nambiar of Kalliat and the Nayanar of Karakkatt Edam.

A fifth instigator (Choorikadan Krishnan Nair) was sentenced to life imprisonment and spared from the death penalty, since he was under the age of criminal liability.

[2] [3] Kannada writer Niranjana's work Chirasmarane is based on the Kayyur revolt.

[5] Local roads have access to NH 66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south.