Panoor

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Panoor is a municipality in the district of Kannur in the state of Kerala, India. The town is the main marketplace for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Panoor is one of the main suburbs of the city of Thalassery. Panoor was granted municipal status in 2015 when the Government of Kerala upgraded the Panoor Grama Panchayat and merged it with neighboring panchayats to form the Panoor Municipality.

History

The Kolathunadu 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. The Nileshwaram dynasty on the northernmost part of Kolathiri dominion, were relatives to both Kolathunadu as well as the Zamorin of Calicut, in the early medieval period. Panoor was under Iruvazhinadu.

Location

Panoor is about 11 km from Thalassery, 33 km from Kannur, 174 km from Mangalore, 11 km from New Mahe 9 km from Peringathur, and about 10 km from Kuthuparamba. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Wiki_panoor12.JPG" caption="Science and Literature meet at Panoor"] ::

Demographics

India census, 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.

Civic Administration

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 by UDF with Naushath Kudathil as the municipal chairperson.{{cite web |url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-retains-power-in-iritty-municipality/article33440962.ece | title = LDF retains power in Iritty Municipality | date = 29 December 2020 | work = The Hindu

[[2025 Kerala local elections|Panoor Municipality]] Election 2025

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S.No.Party nameParty symbolNumber of Councillors
01UDF[[File:UDF logo.png50px]]
02LDF[[File:Left Democratic Front (Kerala) Logo.svg50px]]
03NDA[[File:National Democratic Alliance.svg50px]]
04Others01
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Politics

The major political parties in Panoor area are CPIM, IUML, INC and BJP. Panoor municipality is politically a part of Kuthuparamba Assembly constituency which is a part of Vatakara Lok Sabha constituency. Prior to 2008, Panoor was a part of Peringalam Assembly constituency.{{cite web |url = http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |title = Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies |accessdate = 2008-10-18 |work = Kerala |publisher = Election Commission of India |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |archivedate = 2009-03-04

Political violence

This area is an epicenter of political violence between RSS and Communists. Members-led Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)) and the Members-led Rashtriya 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. The High Court of Kerala called this manslaughter a "compelling sport" and suggested permanent deployment of Central forces in the affected areas.

Law and Order

Panoor police station, set up in 1889, covers the municipality and surrounding areas. It's part of Kuthuparamba subdivision under Kannur city police.

Panoor has a Grama Nyayalaya or vilage court situated at Chokli for easy access to the judicial system in the rural areas.

Transport

State Highway 38 passes through Panoor town connects the cities of Kannur (Chovva) and Kozhikode (Puthiyangadi). 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 the National Highway 66 is Kunhippalli which is 11 km from Panoor. The nearest airport Kannur International Airport is about 20 km away. The nearest railway station is at Thalassery about 11 km from Panoor.

Educational Institutes

Famous people

References

References

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  2. Logan, William. (2010). "Malabar Manual (Volume-I)". Asian Educational Services.
  3. The Hindu staff reporter. (21 November 2011). "Neeleswaram fete to showcase its heritage".
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  8. (12 March 2008). "Only Centre can end Kannur violence: High Court". [[The Hindu]].
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  10. "Courts in Thalassery district".
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  13. "List of degree colleges in Kannur-Kerala".
  14. {{cite web url=https://schools.org.in/kannur/32020600329/prm-hss-panoor.html}}[https://schools.org.in/kannur/32020600329/prm-hss-panoor.html]
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