Ajanur
Ajanoor
അജന്നൂർ Ajanur | |
|---|---|
panchayat | |
.jpg) Beach Road, Kanhangad | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasargode |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 33,079 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671 531 |
| Telephone code | 91 467 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-60 |
| Website | kasaragod |
Ajanur (also anglicized Ajanoor) is a grama panchayat and also a village of the same name in Kasargode district, Kerala state, India. It is the fifth largest town in Kasaragod district.[1]
Ajanur is just north of Kanhangad, stretching for some 5 km along the Kanyakumari-Panavel Road, encompassing an area of some 28 km2. Total population was recorded as 42,467 in the 2001 Indian census, amounting to a population density of 1,526 per km2.
Ajanur panchayat consists of the following 23 villages or "wards":
| ward | name | location | population[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravaneshwaram | 12°22′26″N 75°04′48″E / 12.374°N 75.080°E | 2,546 |
| 2 | Ramagiri | 2,377 | |
| 3 | Velashwaram | 12°21′14″N 75°05′10″E / 12.354°N 75.086°E | 2,356 |
| 4 | Madiyan | 12°21′11″N 75°04′41″E / 12.353°N 75.078°E | 2,678 |
| 5 | Manikoth | 1,775 | |
| 6 | Adot | 1,908 | |
| 7 | Bellikoth | 12°20′20″N 75°05′20″E / 12.339°N 75.089°E | 2,326 |
| 8 | Kattukulangara | 2,190 | |
| 9 | Mavungal | 12°20′24″N 75°06′14″E / 12.340°N 75.104°E | 2,188 |
| 10 | Ramnagar | 2,128 | |
| 11 | Pallot | 1,868 | |
| 12 | Kizhakkumkara | 12°19′52″N 75°05′31″E / 12.331°N 75.092°E | 2,080 |
| 13 | Thulichery | 2,204 | |
| 14 | Athinal | 2,634 | |
| 15 | Ittammal | 3,010 | |
| 16 | Kolavayal | 12°20′06″N 75°04′23″E / 12.335°N 75.073°E | 3,015 |
| 17 | Ajanur Beach (Ajanur Kadappuram) |
12°19′59″N 75°04′01″E / 12.333°N 75.067°E | 3,370 |
| 18 | Muttumthala | 3,200 | |
| 19 | Mattummal | 3,405 | |
| 20 | Mallikamad | 2,933 | |
| 21 | Chithari / Chittari | 12°21′25″N 75°03′54″E / 12.357°N 75.065°E | |
| 22 | Barikkad | ||
| 23 | Mukkoodu |
Ajanur is the birthplace of the famous Malayalam poet P. Kunhiraman Nair. The first president of the panchayat was P. Krishnan Nair, younger brother of P. Kunhiraman Nair.
Ajanur has been the birthplace for many famous freedom fighters, poets, and writers such as the famous poet Maha Kavi P. Kunhiraman Nair and the famous freedom fighter and author Vidwan P. Kelu Nair. Ajanur has been the home also for many social reformers and political leaders such as the veteran socialist party leader C. M. Padmanabhan Nair (popular as CMP or C. M. P. Nair). Sri. P. Krishnan Nair, popularly known as the "President Krishnan Nair" was the president of this panchayat for a long time in the beginning.
The famous Madiyan Koolom temple is situated in Ajanur (12°21′07″N 75°04′52″E / 12.352°N 75.081°E). The main deity of the temple is Bhadrakali.[3]
Educational institutions in Ajanur are Govt. Higher Secondary School, Ravaneshwaram, Maha Kavi P. Kunhiraman Nair Memorial High School, Iqbal High School and Crescent English Medium School.
References
- ^ List of Cities and Towns in Kasaragod district
- ^ as of 2009, according to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
- ^ Tourism in Kasaragod