Punnad

Punnad
Punnad
village
Punnad is located in Kerala
Punnad
Punnad
Location in Kerala, India
Punnad is located in India
Punnad
Punnad
Punnad (India)
Coordinates: 11°58′0″N 75°38′0″E / 11.96667°N 75.63333°E / 11.96667; 75.63333
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670 703
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL-78
Nearest cityIritty
Literacy100%
Lok Sabha constituencyKannur
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPeravoor

Punnad is a town in Irrity Municipality in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.

Location

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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

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Punnad was a part of Kingdom of Kottayam, Malabar Province.

Communal clashes

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There has been some communal violence over the years from 2005 till almost 2010, including political clashes and murders. Aswini Kumar's murder[1] and Yakub's murder[2] an after result of one of these clashes.

Transportation

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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

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  1. ^ Aswini, Kumar (10 March 2005). "Aswini Kumar killed on Road". Times of India. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ Yakub (22 May 2019). "യാക്കൂബ് വധക്കേസ്:അഞ്ച് ആര്‍എസ്എസുകാര്‍ കുറ്റക്കാര്‍". Mathrubhumi News. Retrieved 1 March 2020.