Punnad
Village in Kerala, India
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Punnad is a town in Irrity Municipality in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.
Punnad
Punnad | |
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village | |
  Punnad Location in Kerala, India  Punnad Punnad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′0″N 75°38′0″E | |
| 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 |
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
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.