Manjeshwaram Taluk | |
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Taluk | |
![]() Manjeshwaram Taluk in Kasaragod dist | |
Coordinates: 12°40′59″N74°54′00″E / 12.683°N 74.9°E Coordinates: 12°40′59″N74°54′00″E / 12.683°N 74.9°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Kasaragod |
Headquarters | Uppala |
Area | |
• Total | 381.54 km2 (147.31 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 268,642 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English [1] |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Manjeshwaram taluk is the northern most taluk of Kerala which borders Karnataka state. It is located in Kasaragod district, Kerala which was carved out from Kasaragod taluk on 2013. [2] [3]
Manjeshwaram taluk has 48 revenue villages.
Kasaragod, Or Casrod, in English as Cazrod, and Malayalam as Kanhirakod, is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and is also known as Saptha Bhasha Sangama Bhoomi.
Posadigumpe is a monolith hillock in Manjeshwaram taluk of Kasargod district of Kerala state, south India at an altitude of 1060ft
Kumbla is a small town in Kasaragod district of Kerala state in India. It is located 12 km north of Kasaragod town.
Uppala is a town and Headquarters of Manjeshwaram Taluk in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. It is geographically located midway from Kasaragod to Mangalore. Easy Geographical access and lack of major towns nearby are the key reasons for the town to develop exponentially, especially in the past decade. Population of Manjeshwaram Taluk alone is over 268,642 as of 2011. Uppala is 22 km north of Kasaragod and one of the fastest growing urban settlements in Kasaragod district. It is well known as an important trade hub in the northernmost part of Kerala state.
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Badiyadka officially known as "Badiadka" is a town and gram panchayat in the Kasaragod district, state of Kerala, India.
Paivalike is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Paivalike is 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Uppala town and 40 km (25 mi) south of Mangalore city.
Vorkady is a Gram Panchayat in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.
Meenja is a grama Panchayat in Manjeshwaram Taluk of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. It consists of 7 revenue villages. Kaliyoor, Koliyoor, Talakala, Meenja, Kadambar, Moodambail and Kuloor.
Hosdurg is one of four taluks that constitute the Kasaragod District, Kerala. Others are Kasaragod, Manjeshwaram and Vellarikundu taluks. In the north, it borders Kasaragod taluk; in south, the Kannur District; in the east, Vellarikundu taluk; and in the west, the Arabian sea. With an area of 900.3 km2, it was the smaller of the two taluks. Then Hosdurg bifurcated into Vellarikund and Hosdurg taluks in 2013 for ease of administration. Kanhangad and Nileshwaram are the municipalities within the taluk. Hosdurg is a kilometer south of Kanhangad town, the latter being the taluk headquarters. Other major settlements include Trikarpur, Cheruvathur and Udma. Bekal Fort tourism is situated in the taluk. The name Hosdurg comes from the Kannada word hosa ("new") and Sanskrit word durg ("fort").
Mogral Puthur is a gram panchayat in the Kasaragod District, state of Kerala, India. It is north of the town of Kasaragod, and it consists of two revenue villages. The village of Puthur is the northern portion of the roughly circular panchayat, and Kudlu encompasses the southern half. Mogral Puthur has on its west border the Arabian Sea; on the east is the Madhur panchayat; and on the north is the Mogral River. The total area of this "second-grade" panchayat is 14.23 square kilometers. The major business centers are: Puthur, Chowki, Padinhar and Eriyal.
Nadubail is a small village in Enmakaje Panchayat, Kasaragod District of Kerala, India. It belongs to North Kerala Division. It is located three kilometers away from Panchayat's headquarters.
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Kattathadka is a small town in Puthige Grama Panchayat in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India. It is located in Perla-Kumbla road near to Seethangoli, Kasaragod.
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Kasaragod North is a suburb of Kasaragod city in north Kerala. It is located at the mouth of a lagoon formed by the Shiriya river. The following townships, suburbs and villages are part of Kasaragod North:
Kasaragod District is the northernmost district in the southwestern Indian coastal state of Kerala. The district has a long history starting from pre-historic times to the modern period.
Edanad is a village in Manjeshwaram Taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala, India.
Mugu is a village in Manjeshwaram Taluk of Kasaragod district in Kerala, India.