Ramanattukara is a town in Kozhikode District, in Kerala.

Kozhikodan halwa is popular in Ramanattukara.

Homeo Road from Ramanattukara takes you to Kuttoolangady village by a traffic-less walking track through paddy fields

Kuttoolangadi village

Surabhi Junction, Ramanattukara

Cheruvannur temple festival

Understand

Ramanattukara a is a busy junction where the roads coming Palakkad and Trivandrum meet and join together towards Kozhikode. This town was formerly called Kandungan Chira village.

Get in

Ramanattukara can be reached from Kozhikode by bus. There is a railway station at Feroke. There is also an airport at Karipur.

Get around

• Autorikshaws charge ₹15.00 per km
• Buses charge only ₹7.00 for three km.
• Walking is impossible as numerous noisy motorcycles pester you even in village roads.

See

• Beypore Port, Beypore. (updated Apr 2015)
• Light House, Chaliyam fishing village. (updated Apr 2015)
• Mini Ooty Hills, Arimbra village, near Kondotty. 1,000 m above sea level (updated Apr 2015)
• Shri Kurumba Temple, Mammili Kadavu, Near Koyas Hospital (2 km). Beautiful little temple in a very photogenic riverside location. (updated Aug 2015)
• Thali Maha Vishnu Temple, Azhinjilam (2 km). (updated Aug 2015)

Do

• Climb a Hill, Thottungal Hill, Nisari Junction (2 km). (updated May 2015)
• Green Walk. One (4 km). Begin from the small road on the left side of Rolex Restaurant near the Bus Station. Continue walking past Aptech Computers and reach a scenic road in the middle of paddy fields. Don't take any right turn. Continue walking upto Homeo hospital and come back by bus. This road has the unique beauty of having paddy fields and banana cultivation on both sides of the road. (updated May 2015)
• Green Walk.Two (6 km). Start from Annapoorna Restaurant on Kallayi Road. Get into the Krishi Bhavan Road on the right side of the restaurant. Continue walking for two kilometres and never take any right turn. You can walk through an expanse of paddy fields until you reach 'Ette Nalu' on the main road. Whenever you get confused, ask for 'Ette Nalu' which means "8 by 4" in Malayalam. (updated May 2015)
• Ride the Jankar, Beypore. Pay ₹4 per head and you can cross the Chaliyar river and reach the scenic villages of Chaliyam and Kadalundi. (updated Apr 2015)
• Sea drive, Chaliyam pulimoott (too many vehicles except in the early morning). (updated May 2015)
• Sea walk, Pulimoott, Beypore. (one km walk, extremely crowded except in the early morning). Vehicles are not allowed on the sea walk. (updated Apr 2015)
• Watch the Birds, Kadalundy Bird Sancutary (9 km). (updated Apr 2015)

Buy

• Bus Stand Mall. For exchanging mobile handsets and getting their accessories at cheap rates. (updated Aug 2015)
• New Surabhi Mall (immediate south of the bus station). Very good ambiance. Many boutiques selling upmarket clothes and jewellery. Little coffee shop and spacious supermarket on the ground floor. Big waiting hall for aged companions with a playroom for children with toys and all. (updated May 2015)
• P. T. S. Halwa Stall, Manjeri Road (1 km). Halwa is a very sweet and colorful solid stuff made from maida (highly refined wheat) and comes in various flavors like banana, coconut, cashew, date, pineapple and jack-fruit. If you are health conscious, keep away from all halwas. (updated Sep 2015)
• Reliance Fresh, Manjeri Road. AC supermarket for packed food and soft drinks. (updated Aug 2015)

Eat

• Annapoorna Kallayi Road, Near SBT, Kallayi Road, Ramanattukara. (Opens at 7.00 am), ☏ +91 4952442772. Vegetarian restaurant with parking facility only for two cars. (updated Apr 2015)
• Annapoorna Bypass Road, Opp. Thali Temple, Azhinjilam, Ramanattukara (Opens at 6.15 am), ☏ +91 4952833772. Vegetarian restaurant with parking facility for ten buses. (updated Apr 2015)
• Cafiya Restaurant, Pantheerankavu junction (5 km). ₹45 for Kerala lunch. parking facility. (updated Jun 2015)
• Chick Hut Restaurant, opp. Kadavu Resorts, Azhinjilam (3 km). Bus parking faciity (updated Jun 2015)
• Golden Bake Restaurant, Bypass Junction (2 km). Meat and fish restaurant with parking facility. (updated Jun 2015)
• Hotel Spicy, Azhinjilam. for early morning breakfast on the bypass. Parking facilitiy. (updated May 2015)
• KTDC Restaurant and Bar, Kallayi Road, Ramanattukara.. Run by the Government. (updated Apr 2015)
• Paradise Hotel, Manjeri Road (0.5 km). No parking facility. (updated May 2015)
• Royal Food, Airport Road, Ramanattukara. (1 km). (updated May 2015)

Drink

• Beer. KTDC Hotel, Ramanattukara. (updated Apr 2015)
• Juices. Chick n Lezat. Petta (updated Apr 2015)
• Sweet Point Cafe, South side of Airport road, ☏ +919946488255. ample parking (updated May 2015)

Sleep

• Calicut Gate Hotel, Kallayi Road (1 km), ☏ +91 4952443513. Suites and AC rooms are available. (updated Aug 2015)
• Park Residency, Bypass, ☏ +91 495 244 3382, parkramanattukara@gmail.com. ₹1,050. (updated May 2015)
• Sea Palace Lodge, Near Fine Offset Printers, Opp. Bus Station, ☏ +91 4952443455. AC Rooms are available. (updated Apr 2015)
• Space Residency, Canara Bank Building, Near Popular Automobiles (1 km), ☏ +91 4952440579. ₹550. (updated Aug 2015)
• Le Moshe inn, spinning mill chelambra, ☏ +91 494 24000004, gmlemosheinn@gmail.com. (updated Nov 2019)

Connect

• Area code international, ☏ +91495. (updated May 2015)
• Area code national 0 495
• Internet Cafes. There is one internet cafe near Federal Bank on the first floor of Ramanattukara bus station. They are open 9.00 am to 8.00 pm on weekdays and 9.30 am to 7.00 pm on Sundays. (updated Jun 2015)

Go next

• Feroke, beaches, rivers, tile factories and bird sacutary, 5 km.
• Kondotty, mosques, dargahs and cultural centre, 13 km.
• Kozhikode, major beach city, museums, ancient mosques, 14 km.
• Malappuram, hilltop garden, riverside resorts etc., 35 km.
• Tenhippalam — Headquarters of the University of Calicut, 7 km.