Punnad

Punnad is a town in Irrity Municipality in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.

Punnad Punnad
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

There has been some communal violence over the years from 2005 till almost 2010, including political clashes and murders. Aswini Kumar's murder and Yakub's murder an after result of one of these 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.