Manjeri

State - District(s)
Kerala - Malappuram
Coordinates
11.12° N 76.12° E
Area - Elevation
- 38 m
Time zone
IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001) - Density
83,704 -

Manjeri is a city and a municipality in Malappuram district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the commercial capital of Malappuram district and is 25 km from Calicut International Airport and 50 km from Kozhikode railway station. It was a live centre of the National movement. Anakkayam 4 km. from Manjeri was an important centre of 1921 uprising. Anti British revolts took place from 1790 itself, in and around Manjeri.Manjeri Municipality is a Local Self Government Instituition with a jurisdiction of 3 Villages Namely Manjeri,Payyanad and Narukara. Most of the government institutions and many offices such as district court,district hospital,district medical office are located in Manjeri. Ali Musliyar who fought against the British rule was native to Nellikkuth near Manjeri.The eastern side of Manjeri town is a hilly area. FM Station of All India Radio "College Kunnu", which is a hill. Towards south lie Vettecode and Pullancheri. Famous schools such as Chinmaya Vidyalaya and Noble Public School is located at Vettecode. Also the famous Kunnath Temple is on the way to Vettecode. Pullancheri is a beautiful place with hills, scenery, dam and Kadalundy River. This river starts from the eastern border of Malappuram district called Karuvarakkundu and flows into Arabian Sea.Malappuram district hospital and district court are located at Manjeri Manjeri is a Parliament constituency in Kerala. Pookolathur is small village located near Manjeri