Panathur is a major town in

Vellarikundu Vellarikundu is a town and taluk headquarters in the Hill range of Kasaragod District in the state of Kerala. Vellarikundu is located between Odayanchal and Chittarikkal on Odayanchal- Cherupuzha Road. Transportation Vellarikundu is able to conn ...

Taluk of

Kasaragod district Kasaragod ( and Malayalam language, Malayalam: , English language, English: ''Kassergode'', Tulu language, Tulu: ''Kasrod'', Arabic language, Arabic: ''Harkwillia'') is one of the 14 List of districts of Kerala, districts in the southern Indi ...

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. It belongs to

Kanhangad Kanhangad () is a town, located in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. Location The area contains villages around Kanhangad town with Kasaragod as the northern border, Nileshwar, popularly known as the 'cultural town' of Kasara ...

legislative constituency. Its population is about 12,000. It lies 1 km away from

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border, 42 km away from the nearest municipality,

and 53 km away from the district headquarters,

Kasaragod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and ...

. It is surrounded from three sides by forest reserves and cashew plantations.

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flows adjacent to the town.

Religion

Sree Dharmasastha Temple

Sree Dharmasastha temple is a Hindu temple situated in Panathur. This temple has many old stories. Many people from different places come to worship here.

Juma Masjid

Panathur Juma Masjid is a place of worship for Muslims, and was built in hijra* 123. (*''hijra'' is the Arabic calendar.) There are two masjids situated in Panathur. One is Town Masjid situated in Panathur town and another is Juma Masjid which is situated in Pallikkal, Panathur. In Juma Masjid there is a Makham having four shuhada. Every year there is a big "ഉറൂസ്" festival done here. There is a school under this masjid.

St Mary's Church

The Christian church named Saint MarySt Mary's
/ref> is located in Panathur and is a centre of worship for Christians. There is a kindergarten managed by the church.

Transportation

Panathur is able to connect with

state by 2 major roads,

-panathur -

madikeri Madikeri is a hill station town in Madikeri taluk and headquarters of Kodagu district in Karnataka, India. Etymology Madikeri was known as ''Muddu Raja Keri'', which meant Mudduraja's town, was named after the prominent Haleri king Muddura ...

highway and Panathur-

sullia Sullia (also known as Sulya) is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Sullia taluk. Sullia taluk is one of the seven talukas of Dakshina Kannada district. Its administrative ...

interstate road. KSRTC and private buses provide routes to

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and

Kottayam Kottayam () is a municipal town in the Indian state of Kerala. Flanked by the Western Ghats on the east and the Vembanad Lake and paddy fields of Kuttanad on the west. It is the district headquarters of Kottayam district, located in south-we ...

. The Nearest Railway Station is

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Line. The Nearest Airport is

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in North and

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in South.

Image gallery

Panathur topview.jpg, Panathur town Panathur town side.jpg, Panathur town

References

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