Meenangadi

Meenangadi is an old town situated on the highway NH 766 between Kalpetta and Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad District,^[6] in Kerala, India. This place is one among the Provinces where the existence of Dolmens provide an historical evidence of earlier civilisation.^[7][8] Coffee bean, Black pepper, Ginger, Rice and Areca are the major crops cultivated in this area.^[9] Meenangadi is famous for its Fish Market and Cattle Market.^[10] The nearest railway station is at Kozhikode at 87 km and airport is Kannur International Airport^[11] with 94 km^[12] from Meenangadi. Meenangadi is surrounded by, Ambalavayal Panchayat, Kalpetta Taluk towards west, Gudalur Taluk towards East, Mananthavady Taluk towards west.^[13][14] Kalpetta, Sultan Bathery, Kozhikode are the nearby Cities and towns to Meenangadi.
Kerala's first carbon neutrality project launched in Meenangadi in June 2016.^[15] Upon achieving the goals of the project, Meenangadi will be the first village in India to go completely carbon neutral.^[16] Meenangadi has a population of 33450 According to 2011 Census with two Villages Purakkadi and (Part)Krishnagiri.^[4][17]

Meenangadi
Town
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Coordinates: 11.660779°N 76.155185°E / 11.660779; 76.155185
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Wayanad
Block	Sulthan Bathery
First Settlement	Neolithic Age[1][2]
Named after	Matsya Avathara Temple and Fish Market
Area
• Total	53.52[3] km2 (13,225.08 acres)
Elevation	773.00 m (2,536.09 ft)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	33,450
• Estimate  (2016[5])	34,601
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam Others:English, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	673 591
Telephone code	91 (0)4936

The village is home to St. Peter Orthodox Valiyapally, a major parish affiliated with the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.^[18]

Educational institutions

• Government Polytechnic, Mananthavady Road
• Government Higher Secondary School Meenangadi^[19]
• Government Commercial Institute, Meenangadi
• St. Gregorios Teachers' Training College, JECS Campus, Christ Nagar (offering B.Ed., M.Ed. & PhD)
• St. Mary's College, JECS Campus, Christ Nagar (offering BA, B.Com. & BBA courses of Calicut University)
• St. Baselios Arts & Science College, JECS Campus, Christ Nagar
• IHRD Model College of Applied Sciences, Meenangadi^[20]
• St. Peter's & St. Paul's English Higher Secondary School
• Sree Vivekananda Vidya Mandir^[21]
• Anns English Medium School^[22]

Climate

Climate data for Meenangadi, Kerala
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27.2 (81.0)	29 (84)	30.7 (87.3)	30.6 (87.1)	29.6 (85.3)	26.1 (79.0)	24.7 (76.5)	25.3 (77.5)	26.2 (79.2)	26.8 (80.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.5 (79.7)	27.4 (81.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.6 (61.9)	17.8 (64.0)	19.5 (67.1)	20.7 (69.3)	20.8 (69.4)	19.8 (67.6)	19.4 (66.9)	19.4 (66.9)	19.2 (66.6)	19.4 (66.9)	18.5 (65.3)	16.9 (62.4)	19.0 (66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4 (0.2)	9 (0.4)	17 (0.7)	95 (3.7)	185 (7.3)	513 (20.2)	1,011 (39.8)	543 (21.4)	235 (9.3)	226 (8.9)	84 (3.3)	22 (0.9)	2,944 (116.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[23]