Mannarkkad

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mannarkkad
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| other_name = Mannarghat
| settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Kerala|Municipality]]
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
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| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[South Malabar]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Palakkad District]]
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| governing_body = Mannarkkad municipality
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| area_total_km2 = 32
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| elevation_m = 76
| population_total = 34,839
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| population_demonym = Mannarkkadans
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| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| postal_code = 678582
| area_code = + 91, STD (04924)
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| registration_plate = KL-50
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'''Mannarkkad''', formerly known as '''Mannarghat''', is a municipal town in [[Palakkad district]] of the Indian state of [[Kerala]]. The [[Silent Valley National Park]] and the [[Attappadi]] Reserve Forest are located in Mannarkkad Taluk. Mannarkkad is situated 36 km away from district headquarters Palakkad on Palakkad-Kozhikode National Highway (NH 966).

==History==
Mannarkkad and [[Attappadi]] were parts of [[Kingdom of Valluvanad|''Valluvanad'' Swaroopam]] dynasty in medieval period with their headquarters at [[Angadipuram]] near [[Perinthalmanna]] in present-day [[Malappuram district]]. According to local legends, the last [[Legend of Cheraman Perumals|Cheraman Perumal]] ruler gave a vast extension of land in [[South Malabar]] during his journey to [[Mecca]] to one of their governors, ''Valluvakonathiri'', and left for pilgrimage.<ref name="princelystatesofindia1">{{Cite web |url=http://princelystatesofindia.com/Extinguished/walluwanad.html |title=princelystatesofindia.com |access-date=19 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316023437/http://princelystatesofindia.com/Extinguished/walluwanad.html |archive-date=16 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Valluvanad was famous for the [[Mamankam festival]]s at [[Tirunavaya]], held once in 12 years and the endless wars against the [[Zamorin of Calicut]].<ref name="princelystatesofindia1"/>

During the last decades of the eighteenth century, the region came under the control of the vast [[Kingdom of Mysore]]. Under [[British Raj]], it was a part of Valluvanad Taluk of Malappuram Revenue Division in [[Malabar District]]. [[Perinthalmanna]] was the headquarters of the Old Walluvanad Taluk in the British [[Malabar District]].<ref name="Malabar">{{Cite book|title=1951 census handbook - Malabar district|publisher=Government of Madras|year=1953|location=Chennai|pages=1|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/6425/1/20493_1951_MAL.pdf}}</ref> Mannarkkad, along with the towns of [[Perinthalmanna]], [[Malappuram]], [[Manjeri]], and [[Tirurangadi]], was one of the main centres of the [[Malabar Rebellion]] of 1921.<ref name="askh">{{cite book |last1=Sreedhara Menon |first1=A. |title=A Survey of Kerala History |year=2007 |publisher=DC Books |location=Kottayam |isbn=9788126415786 |edition=2007 |url=https://dcbookstore.com/books/a-survey-of-kerala-history}}</ref>

Walluvanad Taluk was divided into six [[Revenue block]]s: [[Mankada]], [[Perinthalmanna]], Mannarkkad, [[Ottapalam]], [[Sreekrishnapuram, Palakkad|Sreekrishnapuram]], and [[Pattambi]].<ref name="Malabar"/><ref name="1961_pkd">{{Cite book|title=District Census Handbook (3) - Palakkad (1961)|last=Devassy|first=M. K.|publisher=Government of Kerala|year=1965|location=Shoranur|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/5667/1/51592_1961_PAL.pdf}}</ref> Walluvanad was one of the two Taluks included in the Malappuram Revenue Division (the other being [[Eranad Taluk]]) of British Malabar.<ref name="Malabar"/> On 1 November 1957, the Walluvanad Taluk was divided into two: Perinthalmanna Taluk and Ottapalam Taluk.<ref name="1961_pkd"/> The [[Revenue block]]s of Mankada, Perinthalmanna, and Mannarkkad were included in the Perinthalmanna Taluk, while Ottapalam, Sreekrishnapuram, and Pattambi were transferred to the newly formed Ottapalam Taluk.<ref name="1961_pkd"/> Later [[Attappadi]] [[Revenue block]] was separated from Mannarkkad Block.<ref name="c1971">{{Cite book|title=District Census Handbook - Malappuram (Part-C) - 1971|last=K. Narayanan|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala|year=1972|location=Thiruvananthapuram|pages=3|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/5714/1/51172_1971_MAL.pdf}}</ref>
During the formation of [[Malappuram district]] on 16 June 1969, the [[Revenue block]]s of Mannarkkad and [[Attappadi]] were separated from Perinthalmanna Taluk to form Mannarkkad Taluk.<ref name="c1971"/>

Later some years, a portion of [[Karuvarakundu]] village in [[Eranad Taluk]] (now Karuvarakundu is a part of [[Nilambur]] Taluk) of [[Malappuram district]] was transferred to the [[Silent Valley National Park|Silent Valley]] area of Mannarkkad Taluk.<ref name="History">{{Cite web|url=https://palakkad.nic.in/history/|title = History | Palakkad | India}}</ref>

==Geography==
Mannarkkad is located at {{coord|10.98|N|76.47|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/13/Mannarakkat.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Mannarkkad]</ref> It has an average elevation of {{convert|76|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Mannarkkad is located 30 km west of [[Perinthalmanna]]. It is situated 40 km north-west of the district headquarters [[Palakkad]], on the way to [[Kozhikode]], which is 100 km north-west. Mannarkkad is located in the foothills of the [[Western Ghats]].

==Silent Valley National Park==
{{main article|Silent Valley National Park}}
{{see also|Attappadi}}
It is located in the rich biodiversity of [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve]]. [[Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary]], [[New Amarambalam Reserved Forest]], and [[Karulai|Nedumkayam]] Rainforest in [[Nilambur]] Taluk of [[Malappuram district]], [[Attappadi]] Reserved Forest in Mannarkkad Taluk of Palakkad district, and [[Mukurthi National Park]] of [[Nilgiris district]], are located around Silent Valley National Park. [[Mukurthi]] peak, the fifth-highest peak in South India, and [[Anginda peak]] are also located in its vicinity. [[Bhavani River]], a tributary of [[Kaveri River]], and [[Kunthipuzha River]], a tributary of [[Bharathappuzha]] river, originate in the vicinity of Silent Valley. The [[Kadalundi River]] has also its origin in Silent Valley.

==Civic Administration==
===[[2020 Kerala local body elections|Mannarkkad Municipality]] Election 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trend.kerala.gov.in/views/index.php|title=Mannarkkad Municipality election 2020|website=lbtrend}}</ref>===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No. !! Party Name !! Party symbol !! Number of Councillors
|-
| 01 || [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] ||[[File:UDF kerala 2.O.jpg|50px]] || 13
|-
| 02 || Independents || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 12
|-
| 03 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] ||[[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]] || 03
|-
| 04 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] ||[[File:LDF LOGO.svg|50px]] || 01
|}

==Mannarkkad Taluk==
Mannarkkad is one of the six Taluks of [[Palakkad district]].
{{Palakkad Labelled Map}}

==See also==
*[[Kanjirappuzha (Mannarkkad)|Kanjirappuzha]]
*[[Attappady]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Mannarkkad}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Mannarkkad}}

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{{Palakkad district}}
{{South Malabar}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Palakkad district]]

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