Kannavam
| Kannavam | |
|---|---|
| village | |
|
Palayathuvayal School | |
| Coordinates: 11°50′0″N 75°40′0″E / 11.83333°N 75.66667°ECoordinates: 11°50′0″N 75°40′0″E / 11.83333°N 75.66667°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,880 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
Kannavam is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.[1]
Kannavam Dargah
Kannavam Dargah is a popular Sufi shrine of Kerala. It lies at a distance of one km from Kannavam town. The grave of the Sufi saint is near the entrance of the campus and it fills an entire cabin with hardly any space to pray or walk around. The shrine is surrounded by a burial ground and a mosque. Every year a festival is conducted at the Dargah during which ghee rice is distributed to the devotees. Since the devotees are mostly rich, there is not much enthusiasm for the free food and most of it is thrown away in the festival ground.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census, Kannavam had a population of 8880 with 4219 males and 4661 females.[1]
Transportation
The national highway passes through Thalassery town. Goa and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is Thalassery on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut. Both of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2008-12-10.