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Kanjirangad, Mananthavady

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Country
  
India

District
  
Wayanad

PIN
  
6XXXXX

Population
  
11,363 (2001)

State
  
Kerala

Time zone
  
IST (UTC+5:30)

Vehicle registration
  
KL-

ISO 3166 code
  
ISO 3166-2:IN

Kanjirangad is a village in Wayanad district in the state of Kerala, India.

Contents

Map of Kanjirangad, Kerala

The village is famous for the Kanjirangad Sri Vaidyanatha Kshetram, an ancient Shiva temple.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Kanjirangad had a population of 11363 with 5674 males and 5689 females.

Transportation

Kanjirangad can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.

The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are Kozhikode International Airport-120 km, Bengaluru International Airport-290 km, and Kannur International Airport, 58 km.

References

Kanjirangad, Mananthavady Wikipedia