Mananthavady

Town in Kerala, India

Town in Kerala, India
11°48′N 76°0′E / 11.800°N 76.000°E / 11.800; 76.000Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictWayanadGovernment
 • BodyMunicipality • Member of ParliamentRahul Gandhi (Indian National Congress)Area
 • Total80.1 km2 (30.9 sq mi)Elevation
760 m (2,490 ft)Population
 (2011)
 • Total47,974 • Density600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, EnglishTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN
670645 Mananthavady town
Telephone code04935ISO 3166 codeIN-KLVehicle registrationKL-72Sex ratio983 ♂/♀Literacy85.77%

Mananthavady is a municipality, taluk and town in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India.

Etymology

The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). This view is strengthened by the existence of a place called Ambukuthy, literally "the location where the arrow pierced", on the outskirts of the town.[1]

Transportation

The Thalassery–Bavali Road passes through Mananthavady and is the town's main road, allowing connection to Mysore, Karnataka. The road to Mysore through Nagarhole National Park has been declared a National Highway by the central government; it is parallel to the Kabini River, night travel in this road is regulated so that the road is closed from 6PM to 6AM. The highway goes from Kainatty (at the junction of NH 212[766]) to Mysore via Bavali, Jayapura.[2] Another road permits access to Gonikoppal, Kodagu district, 60 km (37 mi) away via Kartikulam, Tholpetty forest, Kutta and Ponnampet.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Mananthavady, Kerala
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0) 		29.0
(84.2) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.4
(84.9) 		25.8
(78.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		25.9
(78.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		27.3
(81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.6
(67.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.4
(66.9) 		18.6
(65.5) 		17.0
(62.6) 		19.1
(66.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3
(0.1) 		9
(0.4) 		20
(0.8) 		101
(4.0) 		186
(7.3) 		515
(20.3) 		1,096
(43.1) 		565
(22.2) 		211
(8.3) 		203
(8.0) 		82
(3.2) 		19
(0.7) 		3,010
(118.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "മാനന്തവാടി ഗ്രാമപഞ്ചായത്ത്". Archived from the original on 28 December 2009.
  2. ^ "Centre Agrees to Upgrade 1,656km of State and National Highways". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ P. P.Chandran (April 2003). "Wayanad District" (PDF). District Handbooks of Kerala. Thiruvananthapuram: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Kerala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Climate: Mananthavady", Climate-Data.org. Web: [1].

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