Ponnani taluk

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.

Ponnani Taluk of the erstwhile Malabar District
Ponnani mini civil station in 2010
The Kodakkal Tile Factory, operated by the Commonwealth Trust at Kodakkal, Tirunavaya , was part of Ponnani Taluk at the time. Established in 1887, the Kodakkal Tile Factory is the second tile manufacturing industry in India. The first tile factory was located in Feroke , which was then part of Eranad Taluk .
Tirur railway station , the oldest railway station of Kerala , opened in 1861.
Kingdom of Tanur (Vettathunad)
Ponnani harbour in mid-1930s