Panoor
No. of CDS
1
No. of ADS
40
No. of NHGs
420
No. of NHG Members
6300
No. of NHGs Linked
247
No. of MEs
2
History

Panoor is a Municipality in the district of Kannur in the state of Kerala, India. The town is the main market place for the farmer communities in the surrounding regions. Panoor is one of the fast upcoming towns in Kerala having an enormous scope of development and it is one of the main suburbs of Thalassery. Panoor got municipal status when the Government of Kerala recently decided to upgrade Panoor Grama Panchayat and added with other Panchayats, as Panoor Municipality along with formation of Kannur Municipal Corporation.Panoor is about 11 km from Thalassery -Tellicherry, 33 km from Kannur, 174 km from Mangalore, 11 km from New Mahe 6 km from Peringathur, and about 10 km from kuthuparamba.Panoor is on the State Highway between Mahe and Coorg. 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 (NH 17) is Kunchippalli which is 11 km far from Panoor. The nearest airport is Kozhikode and is 100 km from Panoor. The upcoming Kannur International Airport is just about 20 km away from Panoor. Nearest railway station is at Thalassery which is about 11 km from Panoor.Panoor town is considered as a hub of Hindu and Muslim communities.

Population

Population - 17,438