Ramanthali

Ramanthali
village
Naval Academy, Ramanthali
Ramanthali Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Ramanthali Ramanthali (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°3′0″N 75°11′0″E / 12.05000°N 75.18333°E / 12.05000; 75.18333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Population  (2011)
• Total	25,711
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Nearest city	Payyanur

Ramanthali is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.¹ It contains the gateway for the Indian Naval Academy in Ezhimala.

As of 2011 India census, Ramanthali had a population of 25,711, with 12,526 males and 13,185 females.²¹ Anjaneyagiri, famous Hanuman statue is situated here.

The southern side of Ramanthali village is called Ettikkulam. There is a lighthouse here. This village is Muslim-dominated.

The national highway passes through Perumba junction. Goa 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 station is Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

• Sudhakaran Ramanthali, writer and translator.³