Manjeshwaram taluk

Manjeshwaram Taluk
Taluk
Manjeshwaram Taluk in Kasaragod dist
Coordinates: 12.683°N 74.9°E / 12.683; 74.9
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Headquarters	Uppala
Area
• Total	381.54 km^2 (147.31 sq mi)
Population
• Total	268,642
• Density	700/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, Kannada, English[1]
• Regional	Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Manjeshwaram taluk is the northern most taluk of Kerala which borders Karnataka state. It is located in Kasaragod district, Kerala which was carved out from Kasaragod taluk on 2013.[2][3]

Constituent villages

Manjeshwaram taluk has 48 revenue villages.

• Manjeshwaram Panchayat: Kunjathur, Hosabettu, Udyavar(Manjeshwaram CT), Hosangadi, Badaje
• Meenja Panchayat: Meenja, Kadambar, Koliyoor, Kaliyoor, Talakala, Kuloor, Majibail, Moodambail
• Vorkady Panchayat: Vorkady, Pavoor, Kodalamogaru, Pathur
• Paivalike Panchayat: Paivalike, Chippar, Bayar, Kayyar, Kudalmarkala
• Enmakaje Panchayat: Enmakaje, Sheni, Padre, Kattukukke
• Puthige Panchayat: Edanad, Badoor, Kannur, Puthige, Angadimogaru, Mugu
• Kumbla Panchayat: Kumbla, Ichilampady, Mogral, Bombrana, Arikady, Kidoor, Ujarulvar,
• Mangalpady Panchayat: Uppala, Mannamkuzhi, Ichilangod, Mangalpady, Pathwadi, Bekoor, Heroor, Shiriya and Kubanoor[4]

See also

• Koliyoor
• Manjeshwar Assembly constituency

References

1. "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF). Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
2. "12 new taluks to be formed in Kerala". The Hindu. 21 March 2013. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017.
3. "Kasargod to get 2 more taluks".
4. "Villages in Manjeshwaram Taluk". Government of Kerala.