National Highway 966 (NH 966) is a highway which connects

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

, Malappuram and

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second l ...

district headquarters in

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. It was previously known as NH 213. It covers a distance of 125 km. At Ramanattukara, near Kozhikode, it joins NH 66. At Palakkad it joins NH 544, which connects Coimbatore and

Cochin Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of K ...

through Palakkad. A new Greenfield highway is approved under Bharatmala project to replace existing NH 966. This highway will connect NH 66 in Pantheerankavu near Kozhikode to NH 544 in Puthussery near

. Greenfield highway will pass through

Vazhakkad Vazhakkad is a village located on the banks of River Chaliyar Kondotty Taluk, Malappuram District, State of Kerala, India. East and some north part of Vazhakkad bordering with River Chaliyar, South Cheekode and Pulikkal Panchayats and West Vaz ...

- Chemrakkattur - Kavanur - Karakkunnu - Vettikkattiri -

Thuvvur Tuvvur is a village in Malappuram district in the state of Kerala, India. This village has mosques, temples, churches and people of different religions are living in this village. Demographics India census, Tuvvur had a population of 26795 w ...

Alanallur Alanallur is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is a local government organization that serves the villages of Alanallur-I, Alanallur-II and Alanallur-III Alanallur is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, ...

Kottoppadam Kottoppadam or Kottappadam may refer to: * Kottoppadam-I, a village in Palakkad district, Kerala, India *Kottoppadam-II, a village in Palakkad district, Kerala, India *Kottoppadam-III, a village in Palakkad district, Kerala, India *Kottappadam (gra ...

Thenkara Thenkara is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India. It is 5 km away from mannarkkad town. It has a local government organisation that serves the village of Mannarkad-II Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a ...

- Pottasseri -

Karimba Karimba may refer to: * Karimba, Palakkad Karimba ( ml, കരിമ്പ) is a gram panchayat in the Palakkad district, state of Kerala, India, near the National Highway 213. The largest town in Karimba panchayath is Kalladikode. It borders wit ...

- Kalladikode - Mundur -

Malampuzha Malampuzha, , is a village in Palakkad district of Kerala, South India, near to the Malampuzha Dam. Transport * Nearest railway station: Palakkad Junction - 15 km * Nearest airport: Coimbatore International Airport - 55 km Malampuzha ...

. 3A notification for land acquisition is published for all villages in Kozhikode, Malappuram and Palakkad districts

Major cities and linking towns

Ramanattukara Ramanattukara is a municipality census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. This town was formerly called Kadungan Chira village. Ramanattukara is located 14 km away from Kozhikode city. Developing as a suburb of K ...

(junction with NH 66 bypass) *

Kondotty Kondotty is a developing town, municipality, and aerotropolis in the Malappuram district state of Kerala, India which is located near Calicut International Airport, 24 km from Malappuram. It is the headquarters of Kondotty Taluk, which was ...

Karipur Karipur (also spelt Karippur) is a locality in the Kondotty taluk of the Malappuram district of Kerala, India, 25 km (16 mi) from the city of Malappuram. It is best known as the site of Karipur International Airport, serving travellers ...

(Airport) * Valluvambram junction * Malappuram * Perinthalmanna *

Mannarkkad Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a municipal town in Palakkad district of the Indian state of Kerala. The Silent Valley National Park and the Attappadi Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 km ...

* Mundur (junction connecting SH 53 (Mundur - Cherpulassery-Perinthalmanna)) *

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966 National highways in India Roads in Palakkad district Roads in Malappuram district Roads in Kozhikode district {{India-NH-stub

Major cities and linking towns

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