# Panayal

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Panayal
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| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in Kerala, India
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| subdivision_type1       = [State](/source/States_and_territories_of_India)
| subdivision_name1       = [Kerala](/source/Kerala)
| subdivision_type2       = [District](/source/List_of_districts_of_India)
| subdivision_name2       = [Kasaragod](/source/Kasaragod_district)
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| postal_code_type        =[PIN](/source/Postal_Index_Number)
| postal_code             = 671318
| registration_plate      = KL-60
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'''Panayal''' is a village in [Kasaragod district](/source/Kasaragod_district) in the state of [Kerala](/source/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](/source/Bekal). Panayal is 18.3&nbsp;km by road from [Kasaragod](/source/Kasaragod) and around 14.9&nbsp;km from [Kanhangad](/source/Kanhangad). Sri Mahalingeshwara Aided Upper Primary School and the Sri Mahalingeshwara [Shiva](/source/Shiva) temple are located here. Panayal is known for the [Theyyam](/source/Theyyam) art form performed in the many family shrines in the area. Panayal is the birthplace of the writer [P. V. K. Panayal](/source/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](/source/Mangalore) in the north and [Calicut](/source/Calicut) in the south. The nearest railway station is [Kotikulam](/source/Kotikulam_railway_station), and the nearest major railway station is [Kanhangad](/source/Kanhangad_railway_station), both on the Mangalore-[Shoranur](/source/Shoranur) line. The nearest airports are at [Mangalore](/source/Mangalore_Airport), [Kannur](/source/Kannur_International_Airport) and [Calicut](/source/Calicut_International_Airport).

==References==
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Category:Kanhangad area

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