Panathur

Panathur (Malayalam: പാണത്തൂർ; also romanised as Panathoor; pronounced) is a town in Vellarikundu taluk of Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. It lies approximately 42 kilometres east of Kanhangad and about 53 kilometres from the district headquarters at Kasaragod. Panathur is situated approximately one kilometre from the Kerala-Karnataka state border and serves as an inland road gateway between the two states in northern Kasaragod district. The town is surrounded on three sides by forest reserves and cashew plantations, and the Kudumbur River flows adjacent to it.