Thirumeni | |
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village | |
  Thirumeni Location in Kerala  Thirumeni Location in India | |
| Coordinates: 12°15′N 75°25′E / 12.250°N 75.417°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kannur |
| Government | |
| • Body | Cherupuzha Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.58 km2 (9.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,611 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 670511 |
| Telephone code | 91-4985 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KL |
| Nearest city | Payyanur and Taliparamba |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Payyanur |
Thirumeni is a village in Kannur district in the Kerala state of India. It is known for its hill station Chathamangalam Hills. The village has several recently migrated families from various parts of the erstwhile political entity (state) of Travancore (mainly from Pathanamthitta Kottayam and Idukki Districts) who settled here in the famed "Malabar migration period" in the nineteenth century. Most of the inhabitants of the village reside in the valley of three major hills by name Chathamangalam Theruvamala alias Alumbumala, Kottathalachimala and Thevarkunnumala. Thirumeni is a small junction with a few government institutions, religious institutions and small shops in int. and is subdivided into smaller villages like Kokkadave, Prapoyil, Chathamangalam (Kannur), Thabore, Muthuvom, Korali, Chattivayal, Thannichal, Paruthikallu etc.[1]
- ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.Geographically, the village is situated in the Western Ghats and is very close to the Coorg district of Karnataka state.