Govt. Polytechnic College, Kannur is situated in Thottada (Edakkad Grama Panchayat) in Kannur district. Thottada is known as the Educational Head Quarters of Kannur district.
A Lot of educational institutions such as ITI, ITI (women) ,ITI Regional Directorate, THS, SN College, Chinmaya Institute of Technology, National Institute of Handloom and Textile Technology, SN Trust Higher Secondary School, St.Francis EM Shcool etc are located around the Institution.
GPTC Kannur is also located with the Periphery of Kannur Municipality.