Meenangadi
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Meenangadi | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 11°39′39″N 76°09′19″E / 11.660779°N 76.155185°ECoordinates: 11°39′39″N 76°09′19″E / 11.660779°N 76.155185°E | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala |
District | Wayanad |
Block | Sulthan Bathery |
First Settlement | Neolithic Age[1][2] |
Named for | Matsya Avathara Temple and Fish Market |
Area | |
• Total | 53.52[3] km2 (13,225.08 acres) |
Elevation | 773.00 m (2,536.09 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 33,450 |
• Estimate (2016[5]) | 34,601 |
• Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam Others:English, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 673 591 |
Telephone code | 91 (0)4936 |
Meenangadi is an old town situated on the highway NH 766 between Kalpetta and Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad District,[6] in Kerala, India. This place is one among the Provinces where the existence of Dolmens provide an historical evidence of earlier civilisation.[7][8] Coffee bean, Black pepper, Ginger, Rice and Areca are the major crops cultivated in this area.[9] Meenangadi is famous for its Fish Market and Cattle Market.[10] The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode at 87 km and airport is Kannur International Airport[11] with 94 km[12] from Meenangadi. Meenangadi is surrounded by, Ambalavayal Panchayat, Kalpetta Taluk towards west, Gudalur Taluk towards East, Mananthavady Taluk towards west.[13][14] Kalpetta, Sultan Bathery, Kozhikode are the nearby Cities and towns to Meenangadi.
Kerala's first carbon neutrality project launched in Meenangadi on June 2016.[15] Upon achieving the goals of the project, Meenangadi will be the first village in India to go completely carbon neutral.[16]
Meenangadi has a population of 33450 According to 2011 Census with two Villages Purakkadi and (Part)Krishnagiri.[17][18]
Educational institutions[edit]
- Government Polytechnic, Mananthavady Road
- Government Higher Secondary School Meenangadi[19]
- Government Commercial Institute, Meenangadi
- St. Gregorios Teachers' Training College, JECS Campus, Christ Nagar (offering B.Ed, M.Ed & PhD)
- St. Mary's College, JECS Campus, Christ Nagar (offering BA, B.Com & BBA courses of Calicut University)
- St. Baselios Arts & Science College, JECS Campus, Christ Nagar
- IHRD Model College of Applied Sciences, Meenangadi[20]
- St. Peter's & St. Paul's English Higher Secondary School
- Sree Vivekananda Vidya Mandir[21]
- Anns English Medium School[22]
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Meenangadi, Kerala | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
29 (84) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.4 (81.4) |
Average low °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4 (0.2) |
9 (0.4) |
17 (0.7) |
95 (3.7) |
185 (7.3) |
513 (20.2) |
1,011 (39.8) |
543 (21.4) |
235 (9.3) |
226 (8.9) |
84 (3.3) |
22 (0.9) |
2,944 (116.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[23] |
References[edit]
- ↑ Benhur, Abraham (2012). Megalithic Monuments of South India. pathofdolmens.
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- ↑ Menon, T. Madhava; Linguistics, International School of Dravidian (2000). A handbook of Kerala. International School of Dravidian Linguistics. ISBN 9788185692272.
- ↑ Keralam, Digital. "Meenangadi Grama Panchayath Meenangadi Wayanad Kerala India | Digital Keralam". Digital Keralam.
- ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3203_PART_A_WAYANAD.pdf
- ↑ http://thanal.co.in/uploads/resource/document/concept-note-carbon-neutral-meenangaadi-grama-panchayat-37116138.pdf
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 May 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "The Path of the Dolmens". pathofdolmens.org.
- ↑ Manoj, E. m (30 December 2012). "Megalithic rock-cut tomb found in Wayanad". The Hindu.
- ↑ http://wayanad.nic.in/agri.htm
- ↑ Department, Kerala (India) Animal Husbandry (1974). Report on Quinquennial Livestock Census, 1966: 1966:1. Department of Animal Husbandry, Livestock Census.
- ↑ "Home". www.kannurairport.in. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps.
- ↑ . Meenangadi have high connectivity of roads towards Calicut, Mysore and Bangalore. Nearest tourist centers are edakkal caves( ~ 8 Km) and karapuzha dam (~6 Km).http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/meenangadi/id/10029
- ↑ http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/meenangadi/id/10029
- ↑ "Kerala's first carbon neutrality project launched in Wayanad".
- ↑ Kerala Achieved What the World Is Struggling With – Becoming Carbon Neutral!
- ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3203_PART_A_WAYANAD.pdf
- ↑ Staff Reporter (4 September 2013). "Meenangadi panchayat plans project for tribals". The Hindu.
- ↑ http://wayanad.nic.in/hss.htm
- ↑ "Model College, Meenagadi". www.ihrd.ac.in.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "CLIMATE: MEENANGADI", Climate-Data.org. Web: [1].