Dharmashala, Kannur

For other uses, see Dharamshala (disambiguation).
Dharmasala
Town
EK Nayanar Memorial Govt. Woment and Children Hospital, Dharmasala
EK Nayanar Memorial Govt. Woment and Children Hospital, Dharmasala
Dharmasala is located in Kerala
Dharmasala
Dharmasala
Location in Kerala, India
Dharmasala is located in India
Dharmasala
Dharmasala
Dharmasala (India)
Coordinates: 11°59′10″N 75°22′34″E / 11.986°N 75.376°E / 11.986; 75.376
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKannur
TalukTaliparamba
Government
 • BodyAnthoor Municipality
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
670562
Telephone code0497
ISO 3166 codeIN-KL
Vehicle registrationKL 59 /KL 13
Government college of Engineering, Kannur located in Dharmasala.
Vismaya Water Theme park

Dharmashala is a small town and headquarters of the Anthoor Municipality[1] in Kannur district of the North Malabar region in the Indian state of Kerala. It is located near National Highway 66 between Kannur and Taliparamba. It is located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Kannur. Dharmashala is an important educational and industrial hub in the Kannur district and also an important tourism destination of Malabar region. Dharmashala is a major government officials settlement area in Kannur. A large number of migrant labourers from various other states are working in the industrial development area in Dharmashala. Students from various parts of country study at institutes such as NIFT. Nearby important institutions and attractions are the Kerala Armed Police (KAP) 4th Battalion Mangattuparamba, Government College of Engineering Kannur,[2] Kannur University,[3] KELTRON,[4] Vismaya water theme park,[5] Parassinikkadavu Shree Muthappan temple, Doordarshan kendra, Parassinikkadavu Snake Park, Industrial Development Plot, Central School, EK Nayanar memorial women and child hospital, Si-met college of nursing,[6] M.V.R memorial Ayurveda Medical College,[7] Institute of Co-operative Management (ICM),[8] National Institute of Fashion Technology,[9] Vellikkeel eco tourism park, Hi-Five sports indoor stadium, Kerala Clays and Ceramics Ltd.[10] etc.

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  2. ^ "Home". gcek.ac.in.
  3. ^ "Mangattuparamba Campus". www.kannuruniversity.ac.in. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Home". keltron.org.
  5. ^ "Home". vismayakerala.com.
  6. ^ "SI-MET College of Nursing, Mangattuparamba".
  7. ^ "MVR Ayurveda Medical College | Parassinikkadavu". mvramc.in. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Home". icmkannur.org.
  9. ^ "Home | Kannur".
  10. ^ "Kerala Clays and Ceramic Products Ltd - Government of Kerala, India". kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.