Panoor | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
  Panoor Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Panoor Panoor (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:11°45′07″N75°35′45″E / 11.7518700°N 75.595860°E /11.7518700; 75.595860 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Taluk | Thalassery |
| Municipality Established | 2015 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipality |
| • Chairman | V.Nasar master |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.53 km2 (11.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 55,216 |
| • Density | 1,935/km2 (5,013/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670692 |
| Telephone code | 91490 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Vehicle registration | KL58 |
| Assembly constituency | Kuthuparamba |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Vadakara |
Panoor is amunicipality in the district ofKannur in the state ofKerala, India.[1] The town is the main marketplace for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Panoor is one of the main suburbs of the city ofThalassery. Panoor was granted municipal status in 2015 when theGovernment of Kerala upgraded the Panoor Grama Panchayat and merged it with neighboring panchayats to form the Panoor Municipality.
TheKolathunadu emerged into independent 10 principalities i.e.,Kadathanadu (Vadakara),Randathara or Poyanad (Dharmadom),Kottayam (Thalassery),Nileshwaram, Iruvazhinadu (Panoor),Kurumbranad etc., under separate royal chieftains due to the outcome of internal dissensions.[2] TheNileshwaram dynasty on the northernmost part ofKolathiri dominion, were relatives to both Kolathunadu as well as theZamorin ofCalicut, in the early medieval period.[3] Panoor was under Iruvazhinadu.
Panoor is about 11 km fromThalassery, 33 km fromKannur, 174 km fromMangalore, 11 km fromNew Mahe 9 km fromPeringathur, and about 10 km fromKuthuparamba.
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus,[4] Panoor has a population of 17,438. Males constitute 46% of the population and females 54%. Panoor has an average literacy rate of 82%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 81%. In Panoor, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The town is administered by the Panoor Municipality, headed by a chairman. For administrative purposes, the town is divided into 41 wards, from which the members of the municipal council are elected for five years. The municipality is currently administered byUDF with Naushath Kudathil as the municipal chairperson.[5][6]
| S.No.[7] | Party name | Party symbol | Number of Councillors |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | UDF |  | 23 |
| 02 | LDF | _Logo.svg){kind=logo} | 14 |
| 03 | NDA |  | 03 |
| 04 | Others | 01 |
The major political parties in Panoor area areCPIM,IUML,INC andBJP. Panoor municipality is politically a part ofKuthuparamba Assembly constituency which is a part ofVatakara Lok Sabha constituency. Prior to 2008, Panoor was a part ofPeringalam Assembly constituency.[8][9]
This area is an epicenter of political violence between RSS and Communists. Members-ledCommunist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and the Members-ledRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have been fighting in this area for supremacy for the last 50 years. Clashes in 2008 left seven people killed and many have been injured. TheHigh Court of Kerala called this manslaughter a "compelling sport" and suggested permanent deployment of Central forces in the affected areas.[10]
Panoor police station, set up in 1889, covers the municipality and surrounding areas. It's part of Kuthuparamba subdivision under Kannur city police.[11]
Panoor has a Grama Nyayalaya or village court situated atChokli for easy access to the judicial system in the rural areas.[12]
State Highway 38 passes through Panoor town connects the cities ofKannur (Chovva) andKozhikode (Puthiyangadi).[13] The roads in Panoor are well laid out, although the condition of the roads is generally affected during the monsoon season. The nearest entry point to theNational Highway 66 isKunhippalli which is 11 km from Panoor. The nearest airportKannur International Airport is about 20 km away. The nearest railway station is atThalassery about 11 km from Panoor.