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Meppayur — village — Coordinates 11°31′0″N 75°42′0″E / 11.516667°N 75.7°ECoordinates: 11°31′0″N 75°42′0″E / 11.516667°N 75.7°E Country India State Kerala District(s) Kozhikode Time zone IST (UTC+05:30) Codes-
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Meppayur is a small village in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, South India
Meppayur is one of the 140 Assembly Constituencies in Kerala, currently K.K. Lathika is representing Meppayur.Contents
Demographics
As of 2001[update] India census, Meppayyur had a population of 12978 with 6284 males and 6694 females.[1]
How to reach there
Meppayur is located about 7 km from NH 17, nearest NH 17 access is at Kollam which is 1.5 km north of Koyilandi also known as Quilandy.
- Nearest city: Kozhikode - 35 km
- Nearest airport: Calicut International Airport, Karipur
- Nearest railway station: Koyilandi - 8 km
- Famous School : Govt.Vocationl Higher Secondary School, Meppayur- 0.5 km
- Nearest Temple : Mangattummel sree Paradevada Temple- Town
- Nearest Temple : Koonam Velli kavue Sree Paradevada Temple-Km
- Famous Temple : Sree Thiruvangayoor Sivaksethram.
Politics
Meppayur assembly constituency is part of Vadakara (Lok Sabha constituency).[2] Nearest Masjid . Meppayour Town Juma masjid Nearest Masjid 2 .Town Juma Masjid Nearest Qabr Sthan .meppayur Nearest Tourist. Kollam Para Palli
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies". Kerala. Election Commission of India. http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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