Mannarkkad

Mannarkkad മണ്ണാ൪ക്കാട്
Town
Thachampara school, Mannarkkad
Coordinates: 10°59′N 76°28′E / 10.98°N 76.47°E / 10.98; 76.47Coordinates: 10°59′N 76°28′E / 10.98°N 76.47°E / 10.98; 76.47
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad District
Government
• Type	municipality
• Body	municipality
Area rank	24
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Demonym(s)	Mannarkkadans
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English, Tamil, Kannada, Badaga, Hindi, Tribal Language, Kodava
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	+ 91 (0) 4924
Vehicle registration	KL-50

Kanhirappuzha Dam

Silent Valley Road

Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a town in the Palakkad district of Kerala State, South India. It is the headquarters of Mannarkkad Taluk, and is one of the largest revenue Taluks in Kerala.

Location

It is situated 40 km north-east of the district headquarters Palakkad, on the way to Kozhikode (NH 213) and in the foothills of the Western Ghats. Silent Valley (a tropical evergreen rain forest with an unbroken evolutionary history of 50 million years) is only 35 km from Mannarkkad and also the Well Known Tourist Place Kanjirappuzha Dam is only 12 km from Mannarkkad.

Geography

Mannarkkad is located at 10°59′N 76°28′E / 10.98°N 76.47°E / 10.98; 76.47.^[1] It has an average elevation of 76 m (249 ft).

Notable nearby locations

Kanjirappuzha Dam & Gardens: 12 km
Silent Valley National Park: 23 km
Malampuzha Dam & Gardens: 40 km
Siruvani dam 25 km
Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Anakkatti:39 km
Attappady Hills:10 km
Nottamala Hills, 1 km
Patrakkadavu Water falls 8 km
Meenvallam & Atla Water Falls 20 km
OOTTY, 120KM (Via MULLY)

Politics

Mannarkkad assembly constituency is part of Palghat (Lok Sabha constituency).^[2]

References

↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mannarkkad
↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-19.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mannarkkad.

Mannarkkad travel guide from Wikivoyage

Taluks of Palakkad District, Kerala
Alathur • Chittur • Mannarkkad • Ottapalam • Palakkad

Palakkad district

Cities and towns

Sub-districts,
panchayats
and
villages

Alathur	Alathur Erimayur (Erimayur-I, Erimayur-II) Kannambra (Kannambra-I, Kannambra-II) Kavasery (Kavasseri-I, Kavasseri-II) Kizhakkancherry (Kizhakkencheri-I, Kizhakkencheri-II) Kottayi (Kottayi-I, Kottayi-II) Kuthannoor (Kuthannur-I, Kuthannur-II) Kuzhalmannam (Kuzhalmannam-I, Kuzhalmannam-II) Mathur (Mathur-I, Mathur-II) Peringottukurissi (Peringottukurissi-I, Peringottukurissi-II) Tarur (Tarur-I, Tarur-II) Thenkurissi (Thenkurissi-I, Thenkurissi-II) Vadakkancheri (Vadakkancheri-I, Vadakkancheri-II) Vandazhy (Mangalam Dam, Vandazhi-I, Vandazhi-II)

Chittur	Ayiloor (Ayiloor, Kairady, Thiruvazhiyad) Eruthampathy (Eruthempathy, Kozhipathy) Koduvayur (Koduvayur-II) Kollengode (Kollengode-I, Kollengode-II) Kozhinjampara (Valiyavallampathy) Muthalamada (Muthalamada-I, Muthalamada-II) Nalleppilly (gram panchayat) (Nalleppilly, Chittur (Part), Thekkedesom) Nelliampathy Nemmara (Nemmara, Vallanghy) Pattencherry (Pattanchery, Thathamangalam (Part)) Perumatty (Moolathara, Vandithavalam) Vadakarapathy (Ozhalapathy)

Mannarkad	Agali (Agali, Kallamala, Padavayal, Palakkayam) Alanallur (Alanallur-I, Alanallur-II, Alanallur-III) Kanjirampuzha (Pottassery-I, Pottassery-II) Karimba (Karimba-I, Karimba-II) Kottappadam (Kottoppadam-I, Kottoppadam-II, Kottoppadam-III) Kumaramputhur (Payyanadam) Mannarkkad (Mannarkad-I) Sholayar (Kottathara, Sholayur) Tachampara (Karakurissi, Karimba-I, Pottassery-II, Thachampara) Thachanattukara (Thachanattukara-I, Thachanattukara-II) Thenkara (Mannarkad-II)

Ottappalam	Ambalapara (Ambalapara-II, Ambalapara-II) Chalissery Cherpulassery Kadampazhipuram (Kadampazhipuram-I, Kadampazhipuram-II) Karimpuzha (Karimpuzha-I, Karimpuzha-II) Lakkidiperur (Lakkidi-Perur-I, Lakkidi-Perur-II) Muthuthala Ongallur (Ongallur-I, Ongallur-II) Pattambi Pookkottukavu (Sreekrishnapuram-II, Thrikkadeeri-I, Vellinezhi) Sreekrishnapuram (Sreekrishnapuram-I, Sreekrishnapuram-II) Thirumittacode (Thirumittacode-II, Thirumittacode-I) Thiruvegapura Thrikkadeeri (Thrikkadeeri-I, Thrikkadeeri-II) Thrithala (Pattithara, Thrithala Vaniamkulam (Vaniyamkulam-II, Vaniyamkulam-I)

Palakkad	Akathethara (Hemambikanagar) Elappully (Elappully-I, Elappully-II) Kannadi (Kannadi-I, Kannadi-II) Kongad (Kongad-I, Kongad-II) Malampuzha (Malampuzha-I, Malampuzha-II) Marutharode (Maruthuroad) Mundur (Mundur-I, Mundur-II) Parli (Parli-I, Parli-II) Pirayiri Puduppariyaram (Puthuppariyaram-I) Pudusseri (Pudussery Central, Pudussery East, Pudussery West)

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