The name Anchampeedika means "Fifth Shop." The town has seen tremendous growth since 2010. The town has been a nexus of political, social and economic reforms.
According to the 2011 India Census, Anthoor had a population of 36,290, with 17,154 men and 19,136 women.[10]
Anthoor was a panchayath consisting of two small villages, Morazha and Anthoor. In 1990, when the government of Kerala announced new municipalities, Anthoor Panchayat was merged with Taliparamba to form the new Municipality of Taliparamba.[11] Later, in 2015, the government separated Anthoor from Taliparamba and made it an independent municipality. Anthoor is a municipality by its population and density, but maintains with the characteristics of a small village. The village is located on NH-17, situated near Taliparamba in the Kannur District of the North Malabar region in Kerala.[1][2]