Ramanattukara is a municipality census town in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala.

[4] The headquarters of the Parappanad royal family was the coastal town of Parappanangadi in present-day Malappuram district.

[4] Following the Third Anglo-Mysore War and the subsequent Treaty of Seringapatam, Ramanattukara became a part of Malabar District under British Raj.

[6][3][7] Following the formation of the state of Kerala in 1956, Ramanattukara became a part of Tirurangadi Revenue block of Tirur Taluk.

[8] However Kadalundi Nagaram beach (where Kadalundi River flows into Arabian Sea, a part of Vallikkunnu Grama Panchayat), Tenhipalam, the centre of University of Calicut and Karippur, the site of Calicut International Airport, became parts of Malappuram.

Independents won 2 seats and have 1.31% vote share in 2020 election[12] Ramanattukara is situated 16 km south of Kozhikode city.