Ramanattukara

Ramanattukara is a Municipality in Kozhikode district in the Indian state of Kerala. The town was formerly called Kadungan Chira. Ramanattukara is located 16 km south from Kozhikode city. thumb|Surabhi Junction Developing as a suburb of Kozhikode city, Ramanattukara is part of the master plan for the Kozhikode urban area.

==History== Ramanattukara, on the southern bank of Chaliyar river, was adjacent to the medieval kingdom of Parappanad. The Parappanad royal family is a cousin dynasty of the Travancore royal family. The rulers of Parappanad were vassals to the Zamorin of Calicut. The headquarters of the Parappanad royal family was the coastal town of Parappanangadi in present-day Malappuram district. In 15th century CE, Parappanad Swaroopam was divided into two - Northern Parappanad (Beypore Swaroopam) and Southern Parappanad (Parappur Swaroopam). Beypore, Cheruvannur, and Panniyankara, on northern bank of Chaliyar, became Northern Parappanad. Kadalundi, Vallikkunnu, and Parappanangadi, on the southern bank of Chaliyar became Southern Parappanad.