Geography
Pinarayi is 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the district headquarters Kannur. The nearest town and railway station is Thalassery which is 8 km (5.0 mi) away. The village is surrounded by rivers on three sides, and the remaining boundaries consist of five panchayats: Kadirur, Dharmadam, Peralassery, Vengad, Kottayam and Erancholi. The Arabian sea is just 5 km (3.1 mi) away. For administrational purposes the panchayat is divided into two villages Eruvatty and Pinarayi. Pinarayi consists of 15 wards and almost all wards contains one or more primary schools.
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