{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Panayal | native_name = | native_name_lang = ml | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Kerala#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|12.4356400|N|75.069050|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Kerala | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kasaragod | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = 19186 | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =PIN | postal_code = 671318 | registration_plate = KL-60 | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Panayal''' is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx|title=Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2008-12-10}}</ref> It is situated approximately 6&nbsp;km inland from the coastal town of Bekal. Panayal is 18.3&nbsp;km by road from Kasaragod and around 14.9&nbsp;km from Kanhangad. Sri Mahalingeshwara Aided Upper Primary School and the Sri Mahalingeshwara Shiva temple are located here. Panayal is known for the Theyyam art form performed in the many family shrines in the area. Panayal is the birthplace of the writer P. V. K. Panayal.

==Demographics== As of 2011, Panayal had a population of 19,186, with 9,053 males and 10,133 females <ref name="censusindia2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/627137-panayal-kerala.html|title=Panayal Population - Kasaragod, Kerala|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2019-01-22}}</ref> which is 17.8% higher than the previous population of 16276 according to the 2001 census.<ref name="censusindia"/>

==Transportation== Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Kotikulam, and the nearest major railway station is Kanhangad, both on the Mangalore-Shoranur line. The nearest airports are at Mangalore, Kannur and Calicut.

==References== {{reflist}} {{Kasaragod district}} Category:Kanhangad area

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