Manathana Explained

Manathana
Native Name Lang:ml
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Kerala#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:11.9125°N 75.7569°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Kerala
Subdivision Name2:Kannur
Governing Body:Peravoor Grama Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:18.02
Population Total:15935
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Malayalam, English
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:670674
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:0490
Registration Plate:KL-78
Iso Code:IN-KL

Manathana is a village in Peravoor Grama Panchayat of Kannur district, Kerala, India.[1]

Manathana belongs to Peravoor Assembly constituency under Kannur Loksabha constituency. The village has signs of very early human settlement. This small village has seven temples and remnants of some other temples or such structures. The history of Pazhassi Raja, the Lion of Kerala, has been related to this small village. The folk songs of this region indicate that an earlier form of democratic administrative system had prevailed here.

Location

Manathana is located east of Peravoor, from Iritty, from Thalassery, from Mananthavady (Wayanad District). The Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is located nearby. The nearest railway station is at Thalassery of about away. The Kannur airport is located west of Manathana.

Historical importance

Pazhassi Raja's Kizhakke Kovilakm was situated in Manathana.

Demographics

As of 2011 Census, Manathana village had a population of 15,935 with 7,554 males and 8,381 females. Manathana village spreads over an area of with 3,777 families residing in it. The sex ratio of Manathana was 1,109 higher than state average of 1,084. Population of children in the age group 0-6 was 1,619 (10.2%) where 800 are males and 819 are females. Manathana had an overall literacy of 93.4% where male literacy stands at 96.3% and female literacy was 90.9%.[2]

Educational institutions

Tourism

Manathana and the surrounding areas have a choice of tourism attractions.

  1. Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
  2. Pazhassi Dam and garden
  3. Kanjirakkolly waterfalls
  4. Coorg valleys
  5. Palchuram
  6. Barapole hydroelectric project
  7. Central State farm at Aralam
  8. Steel girder bridge at Iritty built by British
  9. Wayanad

Transportation

The national highway passes through Thalassery town. Mangalore and Mumbai can be accessed on the northern side and Cochin and Thiruvananthapuram can be accessed on the southern side. The road to the east of Iritty connects to Mysore and Bangalore. The nearest railway station is on Thalassery. The nearest airport is Kannur. There are airports at Kannur and Calicut.

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above . Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India . 2008-12-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx . 2008-12-08 .
  2. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kannur . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 166,167 . 14 July 2020.
  3. http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3202_PART_B_KANNUR.pdf