Cheemeni

Cheemeni
Kairaduthu
village
Vishnumurthy Kovil, Cheemeni where Theyyam rituals are performed annually
Cheemeni
Location in Kerala, India
Cheemeni
Cheemeni (India)
Coordinates: 12°14′25″N 75°13′55″E / 12.240140°N 75.2318700°E / 12.240140; 75.2318700Coordinates: 12°14′25″N 75°13′55″E / 12.240140°N 75.2318700°E / 12.240140; 75.2318700
Country  India
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Population (2001)
 • Total 8,032
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 671 313
Vehicle registration KL-
Nearest city nileshwar
Lok Sabha constituency Kasargod
Vidhan Sabha constituency Trikarpur

Cheemeni is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. The name "Cheemeni" arose from the word "Sreemeni" which means that the body of sree.Nearest town is Cheruvathur. Cheemeni Vishnumurthy temple has lakhs of devotees visiting every year.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Cheemeni had a population of 8032 with 3805 males and 4227 females.[1]

Education

Cheemeni has a College of Applied Science offering courses in Computer Science, Commerce and Electronics.[2] Cheemeni also has a government higher secondary school of great reputation.[3]

Transportation

Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Calicut.

Developmental projects

Cheemeni Power Project

A ₹47500 crore 2000-MW coal based super thermal power station, which uses an environment-friendly super critical boiler is planned to be erected at Cheemeni due to increasing power needs of the state. The central government requested for making it gas powered but Kerala government is lobbying for cost effective methods.[4] In 2016 as a first phase a ₹2,050 crore 440-kW station is sanctioned to be built.[5] There are other plans like implementing a 200MW solar park in Kasaragod by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).[6]

Cyberpark

The government has started the work on an IT park in Cheemeni. The IT park is set by a government agency called Cyberpark. A building of 15 million sq.feet will be created for the project. The project is made on an estimated cost of 400 million Indian rupees. 100 acres of land has been earmarked for the project.[7]


References

  1. 1 2 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  2. ↑ http://ihrd.ac.in/index.php/colleges-of-applied-science/103-kannur-university/227-college-of-applied-science-cheemeni
  3. ↑ http://ghsscheemeni.com/
  4. ↑ http://www.kseboa.org/kseb/aryadan-hints-abandoning-of-cheemeni-power-project-16061642.html
  5. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Plans-for-440-kW-substation-at-Cheemeni/article14599211.ece
  6. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Kasaragod-solar-park-could-provide-relief-to-power-crisis/articleshow/46904852.cms
  7. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/it-parks-at-cheemeni-eramam-by-next-year/article7985469.ece


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