Ramanthali Panchayath

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Ramanthali is a coastal town in Kannur District of Kerala. It is on the shores of Arabian Sea near Ezhimala Hills(Famous for Naval Academy). Payyannur is around 7 km north-east of Ramanthali. Narayankannur Temple, Sankaranarayana Temple, Lurdmatha Church and Juma Masjid are the important shrines located here. Graveyard of the 17 martyrs who laid their life fighting the Portuguese invaders is housed here. Punnakadavupuzha (river) passes through Ramanthali. Kannur is 30 km south of Ramanthali. Mangalore Airport (106 km north) is the closest airport. Calicut Airport is 132 km south of Ramanthali. Payyanur Railway Station is the nearest rail-head.
Main places are Ramanthali , Ettikkulam , Palakkode and Kunnaru. As per 2001 census ramanthali has a population of 21325 ( Male 46.37% & Female 53.63%). Ramanthali belongs to Payyannur Assembly Constituancy and Kasaragod Parliament Constituancy. Present MLA is PK Shreemathi Teacher( Kerala Health minister ) and MP is P.Karunakaran both from LDF.

Location : South India,North Kerala
District : Kannur
Latitude : 12.0500
Longitude : 75.1833
Altitude : 29 ft