Thuneri

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Village in Kerala, India

Thuneri

Thuneri

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Thuneri

Location in Kerala, India

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Thuneri

Thuneri (India)

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Coordinates: 11°41′0″N 75°37′0″E﻿ / ﻿11.68333°N 75.61667°E﻿ / 11.68333; 75.61667
Country|  India
State| Kerala
District| Kozhikode
Government

• Body| Thuneri Grama Panchayath
Population

(2001)

• Total

| 21,780
Languages

• Official| Malayalam, English
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN|

673505

Vehicle registration| KL-18
Nearest city| Nadapuram
Vidhan Sabha constituency| Nadapuram

Thuneri  is a village in Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

## Demographics

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As of 2001[update] India census, Thuneri had a population of 21780 with 10151 males and 11629 females.[1]

## Educational Organizations

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Eshwara Vilasam Upper Primary (EVUP) is the main school near Thuneri. There are many lower primary and upper primary schools around Thuneri. It is situated near the KSEB office in Thuneri. EVUP was established in 1939 by R. Govinda Kurup and Ammalu Amma. The third generation of the family now manages the school. There are thirteen lower primary schools, two upper primary schools and one higher school that belongs to Thuneri Panchayat.

## Temples and mosques

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* Thuneri Sree Vettakkoru Makan Temple
* Thueri Juma Masjid
* Salafi Masjid

## Political Violence

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DYFI worker C.K.Shibin, 19, was hacked to death on 22 January 2015, at Vellore, Thuneri, allegedly by IUML workers. Following the murder, Thuneri witnessed a series of riots and looting with more than 50 Muslim houses being attacked and properties worth crores of rupees destroyed allegedly by [CPM] and later the court released the offenders of C.K. Shibin due to lack of evidence, however the CPM workers killed brutally one of the offenders, ASLAM, 21, and nothing happened in the same place.[2]

## Transportation

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Thuneri village connects to other parts of India through Vatakara city on the west and Kuttiady town on the east. National highway No.66 passes through Vatakara and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. Frequent bus services are available to Thalassery, Vatakara and Thottilpalam through Kuttiady. The eastern Highway going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Vatakara.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
2. ^ "Kozhikode: 17 accused in Shibin murder case acquitted". 16 June 2016.

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Cities and towns in Kozhikode district

Kozhikode|

* Atholi
* Beypore
* Balussery
* Calicut
* Chorode
* Edacheri
* Chathamangalam
* Chathangottunada
* Cheruvannur
* Elathur
* Eramala
* Feroke
* Karaparamba
* Kadalundi
* Kappad
* Karuvanthuruthy
* Koduvally
* Kunnamangalam
* Kuttiyadi
* Maniyur
* Mavoor
* Meppayur
* Mukkam
* Nadapuram
* Njeliyanparambu
* Olavanna
* Orkkatteri
* Pantheeramkavu
* Payyoli
* Perambra
* Purameri
* Quilandy
* Ramanattukara
* Thamarassery
* Thiruvambadi
* Vatakara
* Villiappally

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