Enmakaje

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Enmakaje
Village
Perla MIALP School.jpg
MIALP School
Enmakaje
Coordinates: 12°39′0″N75°4′0″E / 12.65000°N 75.06667°E / 12.65000; 75.06667
CountryIndia
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Area
  Total
78.23 km2 (30.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
26,824
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration KL- 14

Enmakaje is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. [1] The administrative capital of the village is Perla, Kasaragod.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Enmakaje had a population of 11773 with 5932 males and 5841 females. [1]

Transportation

Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Manjeshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Mangalore.

Schools

Languages

It is a multi-lingual region. The people speak Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu, Beary bashe, and Konkani. Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages. This village is part of Manjeshwaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

Destruction caused by pesticide

From 1975 onwards, the pesticide Endosulfan was used for various plantations in Enmakaje without any restrictions or control. This resulted in a huge number of deaths as well as serious injuries. Majority of the 4,000 deaths caused by Endosulfan in the Kasargode District occurred in Enmakaje. [2] [3] Padre village in the Enmakaje Panchayath was the most severely affected area, partly because it is surrounded on all sides by cashew nut plantations. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. "NO END TO ENDOSULFAN TRAGEDY IN KARALA-KASARAGOD | Endosulfan Victims". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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