Punkunnam is a commercial and residential area in

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

city of

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in India. It is 2 km away from the

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. Punkunnam is home to the renowned

Punkunnam Siva Temple Punkunnam Shiva Temple is a small temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, located in Punkunnam, a suburb of Thrissur city in Kerala. There are shrines to Parvati (who is installed in the same sanctum as Shiva), Ganapathi, Ayyappan, Krishna ...

. The Sitaram Textiles is situated here. It was established in Punkunnam by TR Ramachandra Iyer in the early 1940s. The spinning wing has the capacity of 12,000 spindles. The mill also has a capacity to process 40,000 meters of cloth every day.

Poonkunnam Railway Station Punkunnam railway station (Station Code: PNQ) falls between Thrissur railway station and Mulankunnathukavu railway station in the busy Shoranur–Cochin Harbour section. Punkunnam railway station is operated by the Chennai-headquartered Southe ...

provides rail connectivity to other parts of Kerala and India. Punkunnam is witnessing a Real Estate boom as the number of High rise buildings are increasing on a fast pace here.

Religion

Punkunnam have some of the famous temples in

city like

Punkunnam Seetha Ramaswamy Temple Punkunnam Seetha Ramaswamy Temple more commonly called asPushpagiri Seeta Ramaswamy temple is located in the Pushpagiri agraharam of Punkunnam, Thrissur city of Kerala, India. The temple is one of the unique temples dedicated to Lord Rama wher ...

, Kuttankulangara Sri Krishna Temple and Sri Sankarankulangara Temple. Punkunnam Seetha Ramaswamy Temple have got a Ratholsavam festival which is second after Kalpathy ratholsavam. Besides these temples Punkunnam have also got a Christian church. Pushpagiri Agraharam is situated at Punkunnam where the majority of the residents here are Tamil Brahmins. Kerala Brahmana Sabha Thrissur Unit, is situated at Pushpagiri Agraharam, Punkunnam.

Development

There are several Banks functioning in Punkunnam. Dhanlaxmi Bank (zonal office and Corporate centre), South Indian Bank, Catholic Syrian Bank,

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, Bank of Baroda,

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, Federal Bank,

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, and State Bank of Hyderabad has got branches at Punkunnam. The bottle neck at poonkunam was over by demolishing the old buildings at the junction with co operation of owners and Thrissur corporation pave a way to developing the place which enhances the connectivity to Puzhakkal padam, the proposed site for mobility hub. Poonkunnam railway station in the coming year will develop as a second station to control the load of passengers at Thrissur main station, many people who are working at Eranakulam catch their train from poonkunnam. The headquarters of Kalyan Jewelers, the largest jewelry chain in India is situated at Punkunnam. The infertility clinic KARE of Dr Krishnankutty is situated at Punkunnam. The Mobility Hub is planing at Puzhakkal Padam (പുഴയ്ക്കല് പാടം) is near to Punkunnam.

Notable residents

* Businessman

T.S. Kalyanaraman T. S. Kalyanaraman (born 23 April 1947) is an Indian businessman, best known as the chairman and managing director of Kalyan Jewellers and Kalyan Developers. Kalyan Group is the holding company of Kalyan Jewellers. Early life Kalyanaraman wa ...

, a relative of Ramachandra Iyer and the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of

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. He is one of the biggest industrialists in India, who has been listed in ''

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'' magazine's annual tally of billionaires in March 2013. The eldest son of T.K. Seetharama Iyer, he entered the business world first, and later started Kalyan Jewellers in 1993, which is now one of the biggest jewellery groups in India. * Priya Prakash Varrier (actress, model, and singer)

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Satellite image of Poonkunnam
{{Thrissur topics Suburbs of Thrissur city

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Notable residents

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