Narippatta
Grama panchayat

Narippatta Grama Panchayat is situated in the Kunnummal Block of Vadakara Taluk, Kozhikode district. The panchayat covers an area of ​​50.63 square kilometers. Its boundaries are formed by Vanimel and Thondarnad (Wayanad) panchayats to the north; Kunnummal, Kayakkodi, and Nadapuram panchayats to the south; Thondarnad (Wayanad), Kavilumpara, and Kayakkodi panchayats to the east; and Vanimel and Nadapuram panchayats to the west. This village was constituted as a panchayat in 1955. The first election to the panchayat was conducted through a show-of-hands vote. A.P. Kunhikannan served as the panchayat's first president. Namboodiri families—who hailed from the Taliparamba tradition and had migrated from the Chirakkal region of present-day Kannur district—were responsible for upholding the historical prominence of Thinur in Narippatta.