Tirur is a city and municipality in the Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala with an area of 62.34 square kilometers (24.07 sq mi). It is one of the economic centers of the Malappuram region and is located 26 km west of Malappuram and 41 km south of Kozhikode on the Shoranur-Mangalore line of the Mangalore-Chennai railway.