State Highway 72 (Kerala)

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State Highway 72
Route information
Maintained by Kerala Public Works Department
Length 29 km (18 mi)
Major junctions
From Malappuram
To Thirurangadi
Highway system

State Highway 72 (SH 72) is a State Highway in Kerala, India that starts in Malappuram and ends in Thirurangadi. The highway is 29 km long. [1]

Kerala State in southern India

Kerala is a state on the southwestern, Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty second largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea and Arabian Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.

India Country in South Asia

India, also known as the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area and with more than 1.3 billion people, it is the second most populous country and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, while its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

Malappuram City in Kerala, India

Malappuram is a city in the southern Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of 33.61 km2 (12.98 sq mi). The first municipality in the district formed in 1969, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarters of Malappuram district. Divided into 40 electoral wards, the city has a population density of 2,083 per square kilometre. As per the 2011 census Malappuram Urban Agglomeration is the fourth largest urban agglomeration in Kerala state with a total population of 1,698,645. Malappuram is situated 54 km southeast of Calicut and 90 km northwest of Palghat.

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The Route Map

Malappuram (Km 48/9 of NH 213 and overlaps NH 213 for 2.0 km from the starting point) – PanakkadVengara-puthirikal-parappanangadi areacode.

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Panakkad is a village in Malappuram municipality in the state of Kerala, India. Panakkad Thangal family hails from this village. Panakkad serves as one of the residential area of Malappuram city. The English and Foreign Languages University is started its campus at Panakkad in 2013-14 academic year

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References

  1. "Kerala PWD - State Highways". Kerala State Public Works Department. Retrieved 26 February 2010.