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 |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Talukas | Manjeshwaram Taluk |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram Panchayath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.9 km2 (17.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,144 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Tulu, Malayalam |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671323 |
| Telephone code | 04998 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14 |
| Nearest city | Manjeshwaram |
| Sex ratio | 100-91 ♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 70%% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Kasaragod |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Manjeshwaram |
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
- "Census of India : List of villages by Alphabetical : Kerala". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 10 December 2008.