Ramanthali

Ramanthali is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1] It contains the gateway for the Indian Naval Academy in Ezhiamala.

Ramanthali
village
Naval Academy, Ramanthali
Ramanthali Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Ramanthali Ramanthali (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 12°3′0″N 75°11′0″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Population  (2001)
• Total	21,937
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Nearest city	Payyanur

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Ramanthali had a population of 21,937, with 10,173 males and 11,764 females.^[1] Anjaneyagiri, famous Hanuman statue is situated here.

Ettikkulam

The southern side of Ramanthali village is called Ettikkulam. There is a lighthouse here. This village is Muslim-dominated.

Transportation

The national highway passes through Perumba junction. 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 Payyanur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Trains are available to almost all parts of India subject to advance booking over the internet. There are airports at Kannur, Mangalore and Calicut. All of them are international airports but direct flights are available only to Middle Eastern countries.

Notable people

• Sudhakaran Ramanthali, writer and translator.^[2]

See also

• Payyannur
• Valiyaparamba Backwaters 15 km from Payyanur
• Peringome 20 km from Payyanur
• Ezhimala 12 km from Payyanur Town
• Kunhimangalam village 8 km from Payyanur town
• Kavvayi Island 3 km from Payyanur
• Karivellur 10 km from Payyanur
• Trikarpur 6 km from Payyanur
• Ramanthali inscriptions