Manjeri

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Manjeri v • d • e Kerala • India
Manjeri
District(s)	Malappuram
Coordinates	11.12° N 76.12° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 38 m (125 ft)
Population	83,704 (2001)

Coordinates: 11.12° N 76.12° E

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. Anti British revolts took place from 1790 itself, in and around Manjeri.^{[citation needed]}

Manjeri Municipality is a Local Self Government Instituition with a jurisdiction of 3 Villages Namely 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. Towards south lie Vettecode and Pullancheri. Famous schools such as Chinmaya Vidyalaya and Noble Public School is located at Vettecode. Also 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 Arabian Sea.

Malappuram district hospital and district court are located at Manjeri

Manjeri is a Parliament constituency in Kerala. The current MLA of Manjeri is P.K. Abdurrabb, and the M.P. is T.K. Hamza.Current Chair person of Manjeri Municipality is Smt.Safar Santha and Current Deputy chairperson is Sri.Raveendran Nair.

Pookolathur is small village located near Manjeri

1 Geography
2 Getting there
3 Demographics
4 References

[edit] Geography

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

[edit] Getting there

Approximately 22 km from Calicut Airport
Regular Transport buses from the main cities of Kerala

Approximate distances by road:
- Calicut - 47 km
- Trichur - 96 km
- Ooty - 126 km

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, 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.Poozhikkuth,Vallanchira,Kurikkal,Korambayil,Meembat,Chennamangalam,Pannikkot,Kodavandi, etc. are major families in Manjeri.