Ponnani Municipality
No. of CDS
2
No. of ADS
50
No. of NHGs
504
No. of NHG Members
8587
No. of NHGs Linked
43
No. of MEs
23
History

The Ponnani Municipality is located in Ponnani taluk in Malappuram district. The Ponnani municipality has a total area of ​​9.32 sq km and extends to the villages Ponnani and Ezhuvathiruthy. The Ponnani municipality borders the Uripur panchayath in the north, Thananur, Edappal panchayaths in the east, Marancheri, Veliyankodu panchayaths in the south, and the Arabikkadu in the west.

Ponnani is historically famous coastal area in India. It has got innumerable trade relations with foreigners especially with the Arabs. The name “PONNANI” comes from Arab Gols (Ponne in Malayalam) these coins were used in this place while trading with Arabs.

The special grade Ponnani Panchayath was upgraded to third grade Municipality during 15th November 1977. It was divided to 24 wards in 1977, 28 wards in 1984 and 32 wards in 1995. Ezhavathuruthi special grade Grama Panchayath with an area of 14sq Kilometers was joined to Ponnani Municipality having an area of 23.32 Kilometers in September 2000.Presently it has 51 wards.

Population

Population                                    : 83704        

Male                                             : 41383   

Women                                         : 42321  

Density of population                    : 5555        

Male Female Ratio                       : 1067    

Literacy Rate                                : 69.59