Enmakaje

Enmakaje
Perla, Kasaragod
Village
MIALP School
Coordinates: 12°39′0″N 75°4′0″E / 12.65000°N 75.06667°E / 12.65000; 75.06667Coordinates: 12°39′0″N 75°4′0″E / 12.65000°N 75.06667°E / 12.65000; 75.06667
Country India
State Kerala
District Kasaragod
Area
 • Total 78.23 km2 (30.20 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 26,824
 • Density 340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Languages
 • Official Malayalam, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration KL- 14

Enmakaje is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] The administrative capital of the village is Perla, Kasaragod.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Enmakaje had a population of 11773 with 5932 males and 5841 females.[1]

Transportation

Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Manjeshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Mangalore.

Schools

Languages

This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Kannada, Tulu, Beary bashe, [Malayalam ] and Konkani. Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages. This village is part of Manjeshwara assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

Destruction caused by pesticide

From 1975 onwards, the pesticide Endosulfan was used for various plantations in Enmakaje without any restrictions or control. This resulted in a huge number of deaths as well as serious injuries. Majority of the 4,000 deaths caused by Endosulfan in the Kasargode District occurred in Enmakaje.[2][3] Padre village in the Enmakaje Panchayath was the most severely affected area, partly because it is surrounded on all sides by cashew nut plantations.[4]

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://endosulfanvictims.com/no-end-to-endosulfan-tragedy-in-karala-kasaragod-281.html
  3. ↑ http://www.nalanda.nitc.ac.in/environmental_study/Effect_of_endosulfan.pdf
  4. ↑ :Heal Toxics:


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