Puthanathani

Puthanathani
Central Junction Puthanathani
Central Junction Puthanathani
Puthanathani is located in Kerala
Puthanathani
Puthanathani
Location in Kerala, India
Puthanathani is located in India
Puthanathani
Puthanathani
Puthanathani (India)
Coordinates: 10°56′05″N 76°00′14″E / 10.9346595°N 76.0037939°E / 10.9346595; 76.0037939
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Government
 • TypePanchayat
 • BodyGram panchayat
 • Athavanad Grama Panchayat (Malappuram) MemberSuhra Areekadan [1]
 • Rank10
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
20,480
Language
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
676552
Telephone code91494
Vehicle registrationKL-10, KL-55
Nearest TownTirur, Kottakal
Sex ratio1073 /
Literacy92.97%
Lok Sabha constituencyPonnani
Vidhan Sabha constituencyTirur

Puthanathani is a census town[2] in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India.[3] and forms a part of Malappuram metropolitan area. It is also one of the major commercial towns under the Malappuram urban agglomeration. The town lies on the National Highway 66 (India), between Kottakkal and Valanchery. Roads to Vailathur (and hence Tirur) and Thirunavaya also can be seen in Puthanathani.

  1. ^ "Local Self Government Department | Local Self Government Department".
  2. ^ "Puthanathani". Archived from the original (XLSX) on 15 June 2022.
  3. ^ Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. "Census of India: City with population 3000 & above". Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2017.