Panniyankara has its origin in the 18th century situated in

Kozhikode district Kozhikode (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala, along its southwestern Malabar Coast. The city of Kozhikode, also known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. The Kozhikode Municipal Corporation has a corporation l ...

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. The main features are

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, Government Homeo Dispensary, Sathram

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and Southern Railway. Government Homeo Dispensary was previously known as Princess of Wales Dispensary which was built in 1902 during British rule in

. Panniyankara is surrounded with the places such as Kallai, Thiruvannur,

Kannanchery Kannanchery is a suburb in Kozhikode City, situated 4 kilometers from its center. Description Kannanchery or (Kannancheri) is a developing suburb in Kozhikode city. Kannancheri is famous because of the Kannancheri Sree Maha Ganapathi Temple ...

, Vattakkinar, Payyanakkal etc. Panniyankara is proposed to have a

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station once the Second phase of Kozhikode Monorail project complete. India's former defence minister and eminent diplomat V.K.Krishna Menon was born here. Mohammad Sabir Baburaj

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a well known

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music composer is hailing from this place. Currently Panniyankara area is represented by Nirmala, an Independent Candidate from

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.http://kozhikodecorporation.org/images/c/councillors_list_new.pdf

Major landmarks

* Parvathypuram Colony * Princess of Wales Dispensary * Panniyankara Police Station * Madrassathul Alaviyya * Government U.P.School, Kallai * Panniyankara Library * Odakkal Bhagavathy Temple * Kizhakkemurigath sree bhagavathi temple

References

Suburbs of Kozhikode {{Kozhikode-geo-stub