Manjeri

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?Manjeri Kerala • India
Manjeri
Coordinates: 11°07′N 76°07′E / 11.12, 76.12
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 38 m (125 ft)
District(s)	Malappuram
Population	83,704 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Vehicle	• 676121 • KL10

Coordinates: 11°07′N 76°07′E / 11.12, 76.12 Manjeri is a city and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the commercial capital of Malappuram district and is 25 km from Calicut International Airport and 50 km from Kozhikode railway station. It was a live centre of the National movement. Anakkayam, 4 km from Manjeri, was an important centre of 1921 uprising. Nellikuth, 6 km from Manjeri was also a center 1921 Malabar Revolt. Anti British revolts took place from 1790, in and around Manjeri.^{[citation needed]}

1 Overview
2 Geography
3 Transport
4 Demographics
5 Media
6 References

[edit] Overview

Manjeri Municipality is a Local Self Government Institution with a jurisdiction of 3 villages, Manjeri, Payyanad and Narukara. Most of the government institutions and many offices such as district court, district hospital, district medical office are located in Manjeri. Ali Musliyar who fought against the British rule was native to Nellikkuth near Manjeri.

The eastern side of Manjeri town is a hilly area. FM Station of All India Radio "College Kunnu", which is a hill where N.S.S College is situated. Towards the south lie Vettecode and Pullancheri. Famous schools such as Chinmaya Vidyalaya ,Noble Public School are located in Vettecode. The famous Kunnath Temple is on the way to Vettecode. Pullancheri is a beautiful place with hills, scenery, dam and Kadalundy River. This river starts from the eastern border of Malappuram district called Karuvarakkundu and flows into the Arabian Sea.

Malappuram district hospital and district court are located at Manjeri. Manjeri Municipality is adjacent to Thrikkalangode Panchayat and Pulpetta Panchayat. Thirumanikkara Sreekrishna Temple is very famous and located in Thrikkalangode Panchayat.

Manjeri is a Parliament constituency in Kerala. The current MLA of Manjeri is P. K. Abdurrabb, and the MP is T.K. Hamza. The current chairperson of Manjeri Municipality is Smt. Safar Santha and current deputy chairman is Sri. Raveendran Nair.

[edit] Geography

Manjeri is located at 11.12° N 76.12° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet). Nearby villages include:

[edit] Transport

The only medium of tranport is road.

Kozhikkode - 47km
Palakkad - 90km
Ootty - 126km
Malappuram - 12km
Perinthalmanna - 26km
Airport, Karippur - 23km
Kochi - 176km

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Manjeri had a population of 83,704. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Manjeri has an average literacy rate of 80%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 78%. In Manjeri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.