Ponnani Taluk is an administrative division in the Malappuram district of Kerala, India.
[1] It falls under the Tirur revenue division, with its headquarters in the town of Ponnani.
Ponnani Taluk is situated in the central part of the Kerala coast.
Ponnani was the most populous taluk in the former Malabar District at the time of its dissolution.
[3][4] On 1 November 1957, the revenue blocks of Tanur, Tirur, and Kuttippuram were separated to form Tirur Taluk, while the blocks of Chavakkad and Nattika were separated to form Chavakkad Taluk.
Cheranad was directly ruled by the Zamorin of Calicut[7] and was divided between Eranad and Ponnani Taluks.
[8] ...nowadays a steamship travels between Ponani and Tirur through the Canal, where the most convenient railway station for Ponnani is to be found.