Manjeri

Manjeri
Municipality
A view of Manjeri town
A view of Manjeri town
Manjeri is located in Kerala
Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is located in India
Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is located in Asia
Manjeri
Manjeri
Manjeri is located in Earth
Manjeri
Manjeri
Coordinates: 11°07′N 76°07′E / 11.12°N 76.12°E / 11.12; 76.12
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictMalappuram
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyManjeri Municipality
 • ChairpersonV. M. Subaida (IUML)[1]
 • Vice chairmanV P Firoz(INC)[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
53.06 km2 (20.49 sq mi)
Elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
97,102
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Human Development
 • Sex ratio (2011)1059 ♀/1000♂[2]
 • Literacy (2011)95.76%[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
676121, 676122, 676123
Telephone code0483
Vehicle registrationKL-10
Metropolitan areaMalappuram metropolitan area
Websitewww.manjerimunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in
Manjeri Stadium
Unity hills in Manjeri

Manjeri (IPA: [mɐɲd͡ʑeːɾi]) is a major town and municipality in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. It is the fourth-most populous municipality in state.[3] It is situated 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Karipur International Airport and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Malappuram, the district headquarters, and forms a part of Malappuram metropolitan area.[4] It is one of the major commercial towns under the Malappuram urban agglomeration and serves as the headquarters of Eranad Taluk.[5] Manjeri Municipality is a Local Self Government Institution with a jurisdiction of three villages namely Manjeri, Payyanad, and Narukara.

  1. ^ a b "Manjeri municipality". lsgkerala. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. District Census Handbook, Malappuram (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. pp. 154–155. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Alphabetical list of towns and their population (Kerala)" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Government of India. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Constituents of Malappuram metropolitan area". kerala.gov.in.
  5. ^ Devassy, M. K. (1965). District Census Handbook (2) - Kozhikode (1961) (PDF). Ernakulam: Government of Kerala.