Punnad
Punnad | |
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village | |
Punnad Location in Kerala, India Show map of KeralaPunnad Punnad (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′0″N 75°38′0″E / 11.96667°N 75.63333°E / 11.96667; 75.63333 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670 703 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL-78 |
| Nearest city | Iritty |
| Literacy | 100% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Peravoor |
Punnad is a town in Irrity Municipality in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.
Location
Punnad is near Iritty and it is within Iritty Municipality and Iritty Taluk. Punnad is situated beside the Tellicherry-Coorg road, 34.6 kilometres (21.5 mi) from Tellicherry, and 37.5 kilometres (23.3 mi) from Kannur.
History
Punnad was a part of Kingdom of Kottayam, Malabar Province.
Communal clashes
There has been some communal violence over the years from 2005 till almost 2010, including political clashes and murders. Aswini Kumar's murder1 and Yakub's murder2 an after result of one of these clashes.
Transportation
The national highway passes through Kannur town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway stations are Kannur Railway Station and Thalassery Railway Station on Mangalore–Palakkad line. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut.
References
References
- Aswini, Kumar (10 March 2005). "Aswini Kumar killed on Road". Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Yakub (22 May 2019). "യാക്കൂബ് വധക്കേസ്:അഞ്ച് ആര്എസ്എസുകാര് കുറ്റക്കാര്". Mathrubhumi News. Retrieved 1 March 2020.