Punkunnam
Punkunnu | |
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Suburb | |
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  Punkunnam Location in Kerala, India  Punkunnam Punkunnam (India) | |
| Coordinates: 10°32′07″N 76°12′05″E / 10.535249°N 76.20147°E | |
| 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 |
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Punkunnam is a commercial and residential area in Thrissur city of Kerala in India. It is 2 km away from the Swaraj Round. Punkunnam is home to the renowned Punkunnam Siva Temple. The Sitaram Textiles is situated here. It was established in Punkunnam by TR Ramachandra Iyer 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 as the number of High rise buildings are increasing on a fast pace here.
- ^ "INDUSTRIES". Thrissur District. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ^ "Minister promises measures to revive Sitaram Mills". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 3 July 2005. Archived from the original on 14 November 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2010.