Punkunnam Punkunnu | |
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  Punkunnam Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Punkunnam Punkunnam (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:10°32′07″N76°12′05″E / 10.535249°N 76.20147°E /10.535249; 76.20147 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Thrissur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Thrissur Municipal Corporation |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | KL-08 |
| Nearest city | Thrissur |
| Civic agency | Thrissur Municipal Corporation |
Punkunnam is a commercial and residential neighbourhood in the city ofThrissur,Kerala, India. It is 2 km away from theSwaraj Round. Punkunnam is home to the renownedPunkunnam Siva Temple. Sitaram Textiles is situated here. It was established in the early 1940s.[1] The spinning wing has the capacity of 12,000 spindles. The mill also has a capacity to process 40,000 meters of cloth every day.[2]Poonkunnam Railway Station provides rail connectivity to other parts of Kerala and India. Punkunnam is witnessing a real estate boom.
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Punkunnam has some of the famous temples inThrissur city likePunkunnam Siva Temple,Punkunnam Seetha Ramaswamy Temple,Kuttankulangara Sri Krishna Temple and Sri Sankarankulangara Temple. Punkunnam Seetha Ramaswamy Temple have got a Ratholsavam festival which is second after Kalpathy ratholsavam. Besides these temples Punkunnam have also got a Christian church.Pushpagiri Agraharam is situated at Punkunnam where the majority of the residents here areTamil Brahmins. Kerala Brahmana Sabha Thrissur Unit, is situated at Pushpagiri Agraharam, Punkunnam.
There are several Banks functioning in Punkunnam.Dhanlaxmi Bank (zonal office and Corporate centre),South Indian Bank,Catholic Syrian Bank,Canara Bank,Bank of Baroda,Punjab National Bank,State Bank of India,Federal Bank andHDFC Bank has got branches at Punkunnam. The bottle neck at poonkunam was over by demolishing the old buildings at the junction with co operation of owners and Thrissur corporation pave a way to developing the place which enhances the connectivity to Puzhakkal padam, the proposed site for mobility hub. Poonkunnam railway station in the coming year will develop as a second station to control the load of passengers at Thrissur main station, as many people who are working at Ernakulam catch their train from poonkunnam. The headquarters of Kalyan Jewelers, the largest jewelry chain in India is situated at Punkunnam. The infertility clinic KARE of Dr Krishnankutty is situated at Punkunnam. The Mobility Hub being planned at Puzhakkal Padam (പുഴയ്ക്കല് പാടം) is near to Punkunnam.
