Mannarkkad

Mannarkkad മണ്ണാ൪ക്കാട്, மன்னார்க்காடு
city
Kanhirappuzha Dam
Nickname(s): Gateway to Silent valley National Park
Mannarkkad Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates:
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad District
Government
• Type	municipality
• Body	municipality
Area rank	24
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Demonym(s)	Mannarkkadans
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English, Tamil, Kannada, Badaga, Hindi, Tribal Language, Kodava
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Telephone code	+ 91 (0) 4924
Vehicle registration	KL-50

Mannarkkad, formerly known as Mannarghat, is a town in the Palakkad district of Kerala State, South India. It is the headquarters of Mannarkkad Taluk, and is one of the largest revenue Taluks in Kerala. It is situated 40 km north-east of the district headquarters Palakkad, on the way to Kozhikode (NH 213) and in the foothills of the Western Ghats. Silent Valley (a tropical evergreen rain forest with an unbroken evolutionary history of 50 million years) is only 35 km from Mannarkkad and also the Well Known Tourist Place Kanjirappuzha Dam is only 12 km from Mannarkkad.

Geography

Mannarkkad is located at . It has an average elevation of 76 m (249 ft).

Notable nearby locations

• Kanjirappuzha Dam & Gardens: 12 km
• Silent Valley National Park: 23 km
• Malampuzha Dam & Gardens: 40 km
• Siruvani dam 25 km
• Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Anakkatti:39 km
• Attappady Hills:10 km
• Nottamala Hills, 1 km
• Patrakkadavu Water falls 8 km
• Meenvallam & Atla Water Falls 20 km

Politics

Mannarkkad assembly constituency is part of Palghat (Lok Sabha constituency).

Image gallery

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  Attapady Road

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  Kanhirappuzha Dam

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  Nellippuzha Bridge

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  Kanhirappuzha Village

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  Kanhirappuzha Town

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  Mannarkkad