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Mankara
Mankara (India)
Coordinates: 10°45′0″N76°26′0″E / 10.75000°N 76.43333°E / 10.75000; 76.43333 Coordinates: 10°45′0″N76°26′0″E / 10.75000°N 76.43333°E / 10.75000; 76.43333
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Population
 (2001)
  Total17,787
Languages
  Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
678613
Telephone code049128722XX
Vehicle registration KL-9
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest cityPathiripala
Lok Sabha constituencyPalakkad
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPalakkad
Climate Tropical monsoon (Köppen)
Avg. summer temperature35 °C (95 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20 °C (68 °F)

Mankara is a village and gram panchayat in Palakkad district in the state of Kerala, India. [1]

A gram panchayat or village panchayat is the only grassroots-level of panchayati raj formalised local self-governance system in India at the village or small-town level, and has a sarpanch as its elected head.

Palakkad district District in Kerala, India

Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. Also, it is the largest district in Kerala from 2006. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District, on the northeast by The Nilgiris District, and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The district is 24.4% urbanized according to the census of 2011. The district is nicknamed "the granary of Kerala" and "Rice bowl of Kerala".

Kerala State in southern India

Kerala is a state on the southwestern Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions. Spread over 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi), Kerala is the twenty-third largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33,387,677 inhabitants as per the 2011 Census, Kerala is the thirteenth-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mankara had a population of 17,787 with 8,624 males and 9,163 females. [2] This Grama Panchayat has a Family Health Center at Vellarode,a Government Homoeo Dispensary at Mankurissy (Kallur Road) and a Sidha,an Ayurveda Dispensaries each in State Government Sector for health care.

Census Acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include traditional culture, business, supplies, and traffic censuses. The United Nations defines the essential features of population and housing censuses as "individual enumeration, universality within a defined territory, simultaneity and defined periodicity", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every 10 years. United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected, official definitions, classifications and other useful information to co-ordinate international practices.

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References

  1. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  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.

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