Thuneri Thuneri | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Thuneri Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Thuneri Thuneri (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:11°41′0″N75°37′0″E / 11.68333°N 75.61667°E /11.68333; 75.61667 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kozhikode |
| Government | |
| • Body | Thuneri Grama Panchayath |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 21,780 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 673505 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-18 |
| Nearest city | Nadapuram |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Nadapuram |
Thuneri is a village inKozhikode district in the state ofKerala,India.[1]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Thuneri had a population of 21780 with 10151 males and 11629 females.[1]
Eshwara Vilasam Upper Primary (EVUP) School is the main school near Thuneri. There are many lower primary and upper primary schools around Thuneri. It is situated near the KSEB office Thuneri.EVUP came to existence in 1939 by R Govinda Kurup and Ammalu Amma. The school is now managed by the third generation of the family. There are 13 Lower primary schools, two Upper primary and One Higher school belongs to Thuneri Panchayth.
DYFI worker C.K.Shibin, 19, was hacked to death on 22 January 2015, at Vellore, Thuneri, allegedly byIUML workers.Following the murder, Thuneri witnessed a series of riots and looting with more than 50 Muslim houses being attacked and properties worth crores of rupees destroyed allegedly by [CPM] and later the court released the offenders of C.K. Shibin due to lack of evidence, however the CPM workers killed brutally one of the offenders, ASLAM, 21, and nothing happened in the same place.[2]
Thuneri village connects to other parts of India throughVatakara city on the west andKuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes throughVatakara and the northern stretch connects toMangalore,Goa andMumbai. The southern stretch connects toCochin andTrivandrum. Frequent bus services are available toThalassery,Vatakara andThottilpalam through Kuttiady. The eastern Highway going throughKuttiady connects toMananthavady,Mysore andBangalore. The nearest airports are atKannur andKozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.
 | This article related to a location inKozhikode district,Kerala,India is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |