Panniyannur | |
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 Kallappally Mosque | |
  Panniyannur Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Panniyannur Panniyannur (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:11°45′14″N75°33′10″E / 11.7538000°N 75.5528400°E /11.7538000; 75.5528400 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 22,308 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Panniyannur is acensus town inThalassery taluk ofKannur district in theIndianstate ofKerala. It is part ofGreater Mahé Region.[2]
The proposed New Mahe Municipality comprises:
As of2011 Census, Panniyannur had a population of 22,308. Males constitute 45% of the population and females 55%. Panniyannurcensus town has an area of 10.02 km2 (3.87 sq mi) with 4,866 families residing in it. Average sex ratio was 1120 higher than state average of 1084. Panniyannur had average literacy rate of 97.3%, higher than the state average of 94%: male literacy was 98.2% and female literacy was 96.7%. In Panniyannur, 10.8% of the population was under 6 years of age.[3]
Panniyannur is located 8 km from the town of Tellichery orThalassery. The same is surrounded by the places likeChokli,Mahedistrict,Kadirur,Mokery,Panoor. personalities like Moyarath Shankaran, Thayatt Shankaran andM. V. Devan are from this village.
The national highway (NH66) passes throughThalassery town,NewMahe andMahe(puduchery).Goa andMumbai can be accessed on the northern side andCochin andThiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east ofIritty connects toMysore andBangalore. The nearest railway station isThalassery onMangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports atKannur andCalicut. Both of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.
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