Manathana

Manathana
—  village  —
Manathana Location of Manathana in Kerala and India
Coordinates	11°54′45″N 75°45′25″E / 11.9125°N 75.75694°E / 11.9125; 75.75694Coordinates: 11°54′45″N 75°45′25″E / 11.9125°N 75.75694°E / 11.9125; 75.75694
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kannur
Population	15,067 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)

Manathana is a village in Kannur district in the Indian state of Kerala.^[1]

Manathana belongs to Kannur Loksabha constituency. The Assembly constitution is Peravoor. The village has signs of very early human settlement. This small village has seven temples and remnants of some other temples or such structures. The history of Pazhassi Raja , the Lion of Kerala, has been related to this small village. The folk songs of this region indicate that an earlier form of democratic administrative system had prevailed here.

Demographics

At the 2001 India census, Manathana had a population of 15067 with 7285 males and 7782 females.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-10.