Meenja

Meenja is a grama Panchayat in manjeshwar taluk Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India who's capital is Miyapadav[1]

Meenja
Village
Meenja
Location in Kerala, India
Meenja
Meenja (India)
Coordinates: 12°42′30″N 74°57′0″E
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
TalukasManjeshwaram Taluk
Government
  BodyGram Panchayath
Area
  Total44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total4,144
  Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Languages
  OfficialTulu, Malayalam
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671323
Telephone code04998
Vehicle registrationKL-14
Nearest cityManjeshwaram
Sex ratio100-91 /
Literacy70%%
Lok Sabha constituencyKasaragod
Vidhan Sabha constituencyManjeshwaram

Transportation

You can reach miyapadav from Hosangadi and Uppala through local bus transportation. Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and kasaragod in the south. The nearest railway station is Manjeshwar and Uppala railway station on Mangalore-Palakkad line. Nearest airport is at Mangalore.

Languages

This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Malayalam, Kannada, Tulu, Beary bashe and Konkani. Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages.

Administration

This village is part of Manjeswaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)

References

  1. "Census of India : List of villages by Alphabetical : Kerala". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.


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