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| name = Anjukunnu<br />
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| native_name_lang = ml<br />
| other_name = Anjukunnu<br />
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| settlement_type = village<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Wayanad]]<br />
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| population_total = 18049<br />
| population_as_of = 2001<br />
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| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
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| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 670645<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 04935<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-72<br />
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''' Anjukunnu''' (or '''Anchukunnu''') is a village in [[Wayanad district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |title=Census of India: Villages with population 5000 & above |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=2008-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208044522/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx |archive-date=8 December 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
{{As of|2001}} India [[census]], Anjukunnu had a population of 18049 with 9167 males and 8882 females.<ref name="censusindia" /><br />
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==Ancient history== <br />
Anjukunnu is the modern name of Payal Hills. Around Christian Era it was ruled by a Chera King by name ‘Vanjan’, a philanthropist. <ref> commentary on Purananuru poem number 398 by Auvai Duraisami Pillai </ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Anjukunnu aka Anchukunnu means five hills in Malayalam language. Anjukunnu is a village which has five hills:<br />
*Kallumottamkunnu<br />
*Kakkanchirakunnu<br />
*Kappumkunnu<br />
*Vilakkupadamkunnu<br />
*Kacherikunnu<br />
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==Library==<br />
A famous public library with A Grade of Kerala State Library Council (Reg. No. 12 MDY 2469), "Pothujana Grandhalayam" situated in Anjukunnu.<br />
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==Transportation==<br />
Anchukunnucan be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.<br />
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The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are [[Kozhikode International Airport]]-120&nbsp;km, [[Bengaluru International Airport]]-290&nbsp;km, and [[Kannur International Airport]], 58&nbsp;km.<br />
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We must travel 10 kilometres from Mananthavady, 24 kilometres from Kalpetta, 28 kilometres from Sulthan Bathery and 97 kilometres from Kozhikode to reach Anjukunnu.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Wayanad district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in Wayanad district]]<br />
[[Category:Panamaram area]]<br />
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