Mankada

Mankada
—  town  —
Mankada Location of Mankada in Kerala and India
Coordinates	11°01′07″N 76°10′32″E / 11.018658°N 76.175530°E / 11.018658; 76.175530Coordinates: 11°01′07″N 76°10′32″E / 11.018658°N 76.175530°E / 11.018658; 76.175530
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Malappuram
Parliamentary constituency	Malappuram
Population • Density	28,935 (2001[update]) • 763.52 /km2 (1,978 /sq mi)
Literacy	92.60%
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Coastline	31.33 square kilometres (12.10 sq mi) • 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Climate Temperature • Summer • Winter	Tropical monsoon (Köppen) •      35 °C (95 °F) •      20 °C (68 °F)
Codes • Pincode • 679324 • Telephone • +04933 • Vehicle • KL-10

Mankada is a hillside village in the Malappuram district of Kerala state. It is part of the Malappuram parliament constituency, now represented by E. Ahammed MP, the Minister of State for Indian Railways. In the previous UPA cabinet(2004-2009) he was handling the Ministry of External Affairs (India) portfolio. Mankada is also a legislative constituency and is currently represented by Manjalamkuzhi Ali MLA.

Geography

The Mankada Panchayath is bordered the Cheriyam hills and other three major towns in Malappuram district, Malappuram, Manjeri and Perintalmanna. The total area of Mankada Panchayath is 31.33 km². Most of the land is arable. Climate is very cool in the rainy season and usually dry in the summer season just like the other part of kerala. The rainy season is from June to November, winter season from December to January and the rest of the year is sunny. The temperature is normal and ranges from 25 degree -35 degree. The terrain consists of small hills and upland plain. There is not much natural resources and most of the arable land is cultivated with permanent crops. Also there are no major environmental issues or natural hazards.

People

As of 2001 census the total population of the panchayath is 28,935, which constitute 14131 Males and 14804 females. The population density is 763.52 per km² which is around the state average. The sex ratio is almost normal. The people are highly literate. The literacy rate is 92.60 (Male: 94.77 and female 90.44). A good percentage of the population is kids in the range from 0-6(4,309). Though Malayalam is the spoken language among the inhabitants English is widely used for administrative purposes.

Economy

The economy encompasses traditional village farming, small scale business and the foreign money. A good percentage of natives are working in the Middle East as unskilled workers. The local economy is currently undergoing construction boom and which is solely dependent on the gulf money. The main crops that are cultivated are coconut, aracnut, paddy and banana. Two gold load zones of highly potential sulphide rich high grade rocks have been found in recent explorations in mankada. The govt may head for the mining, if it can address the environmental issues.^[1]

Administration and other facilities

The panchayath is divided into 10 wards for administrative ease. Development funds are coming to the village through panchayath allocations and the assembly and parliament allocations. The panchayath has a very good track record on development using the fund allocation from local governments. The road network and potable water accessibility is available to a good number of people. The panchayath has one Government Allopathic hospital, one Government run Ayurvedic hospital and few other clinics. Other public amenities include three banks including State Bank of Travancore, one post office, public library and a stadium.

Transport

Population density in some places is too little. The major mode of internal transport are buses, paid SUV’s, Motor cycles and bicycle. There is enough Buses to access the nearest cities. The nearest railway station is only 8 km away from the city center. Also an international airport is around 50 km away.

Education

Though the literacy rate is high, most of the literacy rate was attained through the literacy drive of Kerala Literacy Mission. The panchayath has good number of primary and upper primary schools. The main educational institute is the Government Higher secondary school which has hundreds of students.

Politics

Mankada assembly constituency is part of Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency).

References

1. ^ "Mankada Gold Deposits". Mankada. Geological Surway of India. http://www.angelfire.com/nj4/najmi/MankadaGold.html. Retrieved 2009-05-28. 

External links

• Mankada community website