Punnayurkulam

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}} {{More citations needed|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Punnayurkulam | native_name = | native_name_lang = | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India | coordinates = {{coord|10|40|0|N|75|59|0|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Thrissur district|Thrissur]] | established_title =  | 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 = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], [[English language|English]] | timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | registration_plate = KL-46 | blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city | blank1_info_sec1 = [[Thrissur]] | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = [[Thrissur]] | website = {{URL|www.punnayoorkulam.com}} | footnotes = }} [[File:Grey Heron Kumarakom Kerala.jpg|thumb|Grey heron at Punnayurkulam]] '''Punnyurkulam''' is a village and gram panchayat in [[Thrissur district]] of [[Kerala]], the southwestern state of [[India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=How a Kerala village saved its 98 year-old government school and transformed it |url=https://news.careers360.com/kerala-school-thrissur-primary-government-right-to-education-act-rte-2009-government-parent-teacher-association |access-date=27 February 2025 |work=Careers360 |publisher=Pathfinder Publishing Pvt Ltd.|date=30 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Local Self Government Department {{!}} Thrissur - Punnayurkulam Grama Panchayat |url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2020/716 |website=lsgkerala.gov.in |publisher=State of Kerala |access-date=27 February 2025}}</ref>

==Location== The village is located 10 km north west of the world-famous temple town [[Guruvayur]] along the [[Guruvayur]]-[[Ponnani]] state highway.

==History== Punnayurkuam is famous for its cultural heritage, the midi level scripts and literatures describes the region was part of the princely state of [[Valluvanad (southern Malabar)|Valluvanad]], the dynasty who ruled the region from AD 400 to AD 1300 until the [[Saamoothiri]] dynasty of erstwhile state of [[Kozhikode]] (anglicised Calicut) conquered Valluvanadu and annexed the state.

The village is the birthplace to many award-winning writers, including [[Nalappat Narayana Menon]], [[Balamani Amma|Nalappatt Balamani Amma]] and [[Kamala Das]].

Temples like kadikkad shiva temple, punnayurkulam Bhagawati Temple, Parur Siva Temple and Govidapuram Krishna Temple are cultural icons of the village.

==Notable people== * The poet [[Kamala Surayya]]'s major work Balyakala Smaranakal plots the village and its heritage. * Punnayurkulam V Bappu was a voracious poet from Punnayurkulam, Kerala. ''Muthumaala'' and ''Shwasikkunna Shavangal'' are some of his notable works. Apart from poetry, other literary works were also published. His work ''Oru Persian Kadha'', the translation of the famous ''Badarul Muneer Husnul Jamal'' of Moinkutti Vaidyar to Malayalam received the Kerala Sahithya Academy special award.

==References== {{reflist}} {{Thrissur district}}

[[Category:Villages in Thrissur district]] [[Category:Guruvayur]]