Manjeshwaram taluk

Taluk in Kerala, India

12°40′59″N 74°54′00″E / 12.683°N 74.9°E / 12.683; 74.9Country

IndiaStateKeralaDistrictKasaragodHeadquartersUppalaArea

• Total381.54 km² (147.31 sq mi)Population

• Total268,642 • Density700/km² (1,800/sq mi)Languages

• OfficialMalayalam, Kannada, English^[1] • RegionalMalayalam, Kannada, TuluTime zoneUTC+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]

References

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