Punnad
| Punnad Punnad | |
|---|---|
| village | |
  Punnad Location in Kerala, India  Punnad Punnad (India) | |
| Coordinates: 11°58′0″N 75°38′0″E / 11.96667°N 75.63333°ECoordinates: 11°58′0″N 75°38′0″E / 11.96667°N 75.63333°E | |
| Country |
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| 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-58 |
| Nearest city | Iritty |
| Literacy | 100%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kannur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Peravoor |
Punnad is a village in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India.
Location
Punnad is near Iritty and it is within Keezhur Chavassery panchayat. Punnad is situated beside the Tellicherry-Coorg road, 38.9 kilometres (24.2 mi) from Tellicherry, and 37.2 kilometres (23.1 mi) from Kannur.
Economy
There is branch of State Bank of Travancore in Punnad. Several traditional art forms are still practiced in the village, including those only found in the North Malabar area, such as theyyam, kalampaattu and ((Kolkkali)).
Communal clashes
There has been some communal violence over the few past years, including political clashes and murders. Aswini Kumar's murder is an after result of one of these clashes. People are expectig calm and peaceful life.
Temples
Important temples in Punnad include Punnattappan Temple, Kuzhumbil Bhagavathi Kshethram, Kottathe kunnu Vaireekhathakan Bhagavathi Temple, Chelppur Sree Sbubrahmnanya Temple, Sree Muthappan Matappura-Punnad. There are Many Places which practicing Theyyam i.e., Thavilakutti Sree Sasthappan Kshethram, Parangad Pottan Thira, Pothiyadam Muchilott Bhagavathi Temple, Porakkalath Kavu, Kallangod Maramangalam, Thavilakuti Malayappura and Punnad Malayappura. Keezhur Chavassery Panchayath office and the village office also situated in punnad. We can sea Muslim Juma Masjid near by punnad bus station and other two small Masjid, one in Meethele Punnad and one in Keezhur kunnu.
Schools
Most of the students studying in L P and U p school in punnad. There is CBSE and kerala Higher education Schools near by the village. There is a Primary Health Centere at Eduppile Kunn(A place in Punnad), it is 4 km away from PUNNAD -in Iritty or Mattnur. SBT, Cooperative Bank and Vanitha Banks are doing the financial works for the villagers. One of The famous man in Punnad was UppiSahib. Majority peoples are Hindus and Muslims living in harmony.
Meethale punnad U.P. school, Punnad L.p. school and Niveditha vidyalam are the schools in punnad. Founder of Methale punnad u.p. school was Kannan Gurkal. He lighted the lamp of eductation in this village and his mission was continued by his sons (late) Raman Master and (late) sreedharan master. still it continues. The villagers respectly remembering (late)k.Achuthan Master(HM,Punnad.L.P.School), Kesavan Master (manager, punnad l.p.s), Balan master (HM, MPUPS), M.R. Raghavan (Peon, MPUPS), K.R. Karunakaran, Kelumaster etc.
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 station is Kannur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.There is a new Airport- Kannur International Airport undr Construction is 12 Kilometer from Punnad.