Ponnani

Ponnani is a Municipality in Ponnani Taluk, Malappuram District, in the territory of Kerala. It fills in as the authoritative focal point of the Taluk and Block Panchayat of a similar name. It is arranged at the estuary of Bharatappuzha River Ponnani, on its southern bank, and is limited by the Arabian Sea on the west and a progression of bitter tidal ponds in the south. National Highway 66, from to Panvel to Kanyakumari, goes through Ponnani Municipality. Waterway Tirur joins River Ponnani at its mouth at Patinjarekkara Beach from the north bank, inverse to Ponnani.

The Colonial period Cannoly Canal "the Ponnani Canal" separates Ponnani town. Ponnani Municipality had a populace of 90,491. Guys comprise 47% of the populace and females 53%. Ponnani has a normal proficiency rate of 90.00%. Male proficiency is 93.36%, and female education is 87.07%. At Ponnani, 13.17% of the populace is under 7 years old. The Portuguese had before around 1528, under da Cunha attempted to build a post on the north bank of the Vaikkal waterway mouth at Ponnani.

This real estate parcel had a place with the head of Bettem. The boats originating from Cochin with materials for development - like stones and mortars - came to close Vaikkal. Be that as it may, every one of the vessels with the exception of one "pole vessel" were crushed by being dashed to the shore in a tempest. Some Portuguese men were suffocated and some were caught. The guns recuperated went under the ownership of the Samutiri of Kozhikode.