Poonoor - my home place

Few words about my own land poonoor....

if u visit poonoor u cannot able to find more speciality as compared with other villages in kerala... but if stayed ter for one week.. u cannot able to forgot poonoor never... because the behaviour of people make u wondering experiance in your life... The most of the poonoorians are finding time to meet ter nearest in the evenigs ... Poonoor blessed with cultured and educated people .... the living standered in poonoor is littile high as compared to other villages in kerala... a green place but well developed village... The standered of education given by Ishath publlic school promote poonoor to great place in kerala in future...

Poonoor is a small but developed village in Unnikulam Panchayath of Kozhikkode District,in the state of Kerala, India. Situated on the Thamarassery-Koyilandy state highway 4.5 KM west to Thamarassery town and 8.5 km east to Balussery town. Poonoor is in Koyilandy Taluk. Poonoor is a land of serene beautiful greeny paddy fields on the banks of the "Poonoor River". The exuberant greenary of Poonoor slumbers along alleys of the village. This place is blessed with people of good culture and habits. The geographical area of poonoor is spread in to two Grama Panchayaths-Unnikulam and Thamarassery.

The people of Poonoor area is well educated and better employed. In comparison to other similar villages of the district, government employed citizens are of abundance in Poonoor. There are number of villagers employed to key posts of Government and private sector. The huge number of teachers working in other districts and the number of retired government employees will give a clear picture of education level of Poonoor. Though there are many people seeking jobs abroad, especially in Gulf countries;they are well employed. The one and only government high school in Unnikulam Grama Panchayath is known in the name of Poonoor. The future of Poonoor will be still brighter looking to the hundreds of students seeking higher education in various sectors.

Poonoor town is in the peak of its growth from last five years. The small but dense Poonoor town shows a spontaneous growth to the west till Peringalam Vayal and east up to Cheeni Mukku. Madathum Poyil road became the rush area being "room for all things",and as the GMUP School is shifted, a fast growth is expected towards south. The reconstruction of Pazhaya Palam (The old bridge) accelerated the business growth in Pazhaya Palam Road.

The business in Poonoor is transferred from the hands of few people to the public recently by liberal and open minded approach and policy of Old business magnets of town.

Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi(VVES), organisation of traders and merchants; of Poonoor is a strong body having key role in social movements of Poonoor

Poonoor Town is a commercial center of all neighbouring villages. The rich access of transportation and distance to other small villages spot Poonoor for all commercial deals. Sunday Market (Chandha) of Poonoor is famous for all sort of small trades, auctions and exhibitions. Small traders and merchants from various part of the district exhibit their goods and commercials from early in the morning. People from neighbouring places heads to Poonoor Sunday Market with a hope of purchasing essential things of good quality for a better price in ease. Though the market is shifted to the newly built arcades nobody will forget the colourful scene of old Sunday market all along the street sides of Poonoor town.


The population of poonoor area is equally contains Muslims and Hindus. Christians are rarely in Poonoor area. The harmonious people of Poonoor never have a story of communal evils. "Thiyya community is the majority in Hindus and second will be other backward communities. The bulk of Muslims are of the traditional Sunnis and the rest is the followers of Mujahid(salaf/Islahi) movements (Kerala Nadvathul Mujahideen). Poonoor "Vadha prathivadham (Face to Face Debate) of 19-- between traditional Sunnis and Mujahids is an important turn in the history of Kerala Muslims.