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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Manjeri
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Municipality]]
| image_skyline = Manjeri Town Calicut Road View.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = A view of Manjeri town
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India#Asia#Earth
| pushpin_label_position = left
| coordinates = {{coord|11.12|N|76.12|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of Kerala|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]
| government_type = [[Municipality]]
| governing_body = Manjeri Municipality
| leader_title = Chairperson
| leader_name = Abdul Majeed .V ([[Indian Union Muslim League|IUML]])<ref name="Manjerimunicpality">{{Cite web|url=https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2020/211|title=Manjeri municipality|access-date=2020-08-18|website=lsgkerala}}</ref>
| leader_title1 = Chairperson
| leader_name1 =
| leader_title2 = Vice chairperson
| leader_name2 = Adv. Beena Joseph ([[Indian National Congress|INC]])<ref name="Manjerimunicpality"/>
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = <ref name="manjeri_census">{{cite book |last1=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |title=District Census Handbook, Malappuram |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |pages=154–155 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3205_PART_B_MALAPPURAM.pdf |access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref>
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 53.06
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 38
| population_total = 97,102
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="manjeri_census"/>
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = {{nobold|Official}}
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]], English
| demographics_type2 = Human Development
| demographics2_title1 = {{nobold|[[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] (2011)}}
| demographics2_info1 = 1059 [[female|♀]]/1000[[male|♂]]<ref name="manjeri_census"/>
| demographics2_title2 = {{nobold|[[Literacy in India|Literacy]] (2019)}}
| demographics2_info2 = 98.76%<ref name="manjeri_census"/>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 676121, 676122, 676123
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 0483
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL]]-10
| blank1_name_sec1 = Metropolitan area
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Malappuram metropolitan area]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.manjerimunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
[[File:MDSC Stadium Manjeri.jpg|thumb|[[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|Manjeri Stadium]]]]
[[File:Unity hills, Manjeri.png|thumb|Unity hills in Manjeri]]
'''Manjeri''' ({{IPA|ml|mɐɲd͡ʑeːɾi|IPA}}) is a major town and municipality in [[Malappuram district, Kerala]], India. It is the fourth-most populous [[List of cities and towns in Kerala|municipality]] in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/towns/ker_towns.pdf|title=Alphabetical list of towns and their population (Kerala)|access-date=2020-12-21|website=censusindia.gov.in|publisher=Government of India}}</ref> It is situated {{convert|23|km}} southeast of [[Calicut International Airport|Karipur International Airport]] and {{convert|13|km}} northeast of [[Malappuram]], the district headquarters, and forms a part of the [[Malappuram metropolitan area]].<ref name="Malappuram metropolitan area">{{cite web |url=https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/622777/urban |website=kerala.gov.in |title=Constituents of Malappuram metropolitan area |access-date=1 April 2021 |archive-date=30 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230044541/https://kerala.gov.in/documents/10180/622777/urban |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is one of the major commercial towns under the Malappuram urban agglomeration and serves as the headquarters of [[Eranad Taluk]].<ref name="1961_kkd">{{Cite book|title=District Census Handbook (2) - Kozhikode (1961)|last=Devassy|first=M. K.|publisher=Government of Kerala|year=1965|location=Ernakulam|url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/5665/1/22059_1961_KOZ.pdf}}</ref> Manjeri Municipality is a local self-government institution with a jurisdiction of three villages, namely Manjeri, [[Payyanad, Manjeri|Payyanad]], and [[Narukara, Manjeri|Narukara]].

==Etymology==
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==History==
The remains of pre-historic symbols including [[Dolmen]]s, [[Menhir]]s, and Rock-cut caves that have been found from various parts of Manjeri indicates human life at the region in the [[Stone Age]] itself.<ref name="Stone age">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3205_PART_A_MALAPPURAM.pdf |website=censusindia.gov.in |title= History of Malappuram |access-date= 17 April 2020}}</ref> The region was under the control of [[Zamorin of Calicut|Zamorins]] in medieval period. There was a set pattern of succession, indicated by ''Sthanams'' (ranks) in the royal line in the [[Zamorin of Calicut|Kingdom of Zamorins]].<ref name="VVHaridas">V. V., Haridas. ''"King court and culture in medieval Kerala – The Zamorins of Calicut (AD 1200 to AD 1767)"''. [http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/131929] Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis. Mangalore University</ref> Five ''Sthanams'' were defined in the kingdom of [[Zamorin of Calicut|Zamorin]], each with its own separate property enjoyed in succession by the senior members of the three ''Kovilakams'' (palaces) of the family<ref name="KrishnaIyer2">K. V. Krishna Iyer, ''Zamorins of Calicut: From the earliest times to AD 1806''. Calicut: Norman Printing Bureau, 1938.</ref>
. One of these five ''Sthanams'' came to be known as ''Edattaranadu Nambiyathiri Thirumulpadu'' (the ''Etatralpadu''), which is mentioned in the Manjeri Pulapatta inscription as the overlord of the "Three Hundred" Nairs. The ''Etatralpadu'' used to reside in a palace at Edathara near Manjeri.<ref name="MGS">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n6CNHAAACAAJ&q=Perumals+of+Kerala|title=Perumals of Kerala: Political and Social Conditions of Kerala Under the Cēra Perumals of Makotai (c. 800 A.D.-1124 A.D.)|last=Narayanan|first=M. G. S.|date=1996|publisher=Xavier Press|language=en}}</ref> ''Manjeri Kovilakam'' was one of the seats of the ruling families of the Zamorins of Calicut.<ref name="1961_kkd"/>

Manjeri was once the headquarters and the military centre of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] under [[Tipu Sultan]].<ref name="Incredible India">{{Cite web|url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredibleindia/en/destinations/kottakkal/manjeri.html|title=History of Manjeri|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Incredible India}}</ref> Under British rule, Manjeri served as the administrative headquarters of [[Eranad]] subdistrict, which was the largest subdistrict within the [[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> In 1896, the [[landlords]] of ''Manjeri Kovilakam'' started to evacuate the [[tenants]] from their lands. The landless tenants started to revolt under the leadership of [[Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji]]. They seized the land and properties of the landlords. British army came to help the landlords. The conflict caused the British to risk 94 out of 100 soldiers.<ref name="MPS77">{{Cite book|title=Malabar Samaram MP Narayanamenonum Sahapravarthakarum|last=Menon|first=MPS|publisher=Islamic Publishing House|year=1992|isbn=81-8271-100-2|location=Kozhikkode|pages=77}}</ref>

The Malabar district political conference of [[Indian National Congress]] held at Manjeri on 28 April 1920, fueled [[Indian independence movement]] and national movement in [[Malabar District|British Malabar]].<ref name="Manjericonference_1920">{{cite news |title=The 1920 political conference at Manjeri |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/290616/rare-letters-on-historic-meet-found-in-malappuram.html |access-date=18 July 2020 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=29 June 2016}}</ref> That conference declared that the [[Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms]] were not able to satisfy the needs of [[British Raj|British India]]. It also argued for a land reform to seek solutions for the problems caused by tenancy that existed in Malabar. However, the decision widened the drift between [[Surat Split|extremists and moderates]] within the Congress. The conference resulted in dissatisfaction of landlords with the Indian National Congress. It caused the leadership of the Malabar district Congress Committee to come under the control of the extremists who stood for labourers and the middle class.<ref name="askh">{{cite book |last1=Sreedhara Menon |first1=A. |title=A Survey of Kerala History |date=December 2019 |publisher=DC Books |location=Kottayam |isbn=9788126415786 |edition=2019 |url=https://dcbookstore.com/books/a-survey-of-kerala-history}}</ref>

The region has been part of movements such as [[Khilafat Movement]] and [[Malabar rebellion]] following the Manjeri conference. It was one of the strongholds of the [[Malabar Rebellion]] in 1921. Manjeri police station was destructed by the rebels on 21 August 1921. The protestors won in removing the colonial rule from the region and establish self-rule for about six months.<ref name="Incredible India"/> After [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian independence]] in 1947, the region continued in [[Malabar District]]. In 1969, it became a part of the newly formed [[Malappuram district]].<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> Now it forms a part of the [[Malappuram metropolitan area]].<ref name="Malappuram metropolitan area"/>

==Demographics==
Total population under municipality limits is 97,102 according to the [[2011 Census of India|2011 census]]. Males form 48.6% and females 51.4%.<ref name="manjeri_census"/> [[Malayalam]] is the widely spoken language in the town. Manjeri has been a multi-ethnic and multi-religious town since the early [[medieval period]]. The [[Muslim]]s form the largest religious group, followed by [[Hindu]]s and [[Christians]].<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS |work=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General}}</ref> The municipality of Manjeri has an average [[Literacy in India#Kerala|literacy rate]] of 95.8%.<ref name="manjeri_census"/>

Saint Gregorios Orthodox Church serves the Malankara Orthodox Christians in Manjeri under the Diocese of Malabar of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Gregorios Orthodox Church |url=https://orthodox-world.org/en/i/14633/india/kerala/manjeri/church/saint-gregorios-orthodox-church |website=orthodox-world.org |access-date=22 February 2025}}</ref>

== Geography ==
[[File:Mlp.jpg|thumbnail|Valamangalam viewpoint, Manjeri]]
Manjeri is located at {{Coord|11.12|N|76.12|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/13/Manjeri.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Manjeri]</ref> It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet) from sea level.

== Civic administration ==
[[File:Manjeri City.jpg|thumbnail|A view of Manjeri town]]
The town is administered by the Manjeri Municipality, headed by a chairperson. For administrative purposes, the town is divided into 50 [[Ward (country subdivision)|wards]],<ref name="Manjerimunicpality"/> from which the members of the municipal council are elected for five years. The municipality comes under the jurisdiction of Manjeri police station (formerly known as Eranad Police Station at the time of its formation), which was formed on 14 April 1879.<ref name="ps">{{Cite web|url=https://malappuram.keralapolice.gov.in/wings/police-stations/manjeri-ps|title=Manjeri PS|access-date=2020-08-18|website=Kerala police}}</ref> The apex district court of Malappuram district is at Manjeri and the judicial district is known as Manjeri judicial district.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://districts.ecourts.gov.in/malappuram|title=Manjeri judicial district|access-date=2020-08-18|website=ecourt}}</ref>
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===[[2020 Kerala local body elections|Manjeri Municipality]] Election 2020===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://trend.kerala.gov.in/views/index.php|title=Manjeri Municipality election 2020|access-date=2020-12-11|website=lbtrend|archive-date=9 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309203519/http://trend.kerala.gov.in/views/index.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> !! Party name !! Party symbol !! Number of Councillors
|-
| 01 || [[United Democratic Front (Kerala)|UDF]] ||[[File:UDF logo.png|50px]] || 27
|-
| 02 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] ||[[File:Left Democratic Front (Kerala) Logo.svg|50px]] || 14
|-
| 03 || Independents || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 09
|}

==Wards==
[[File:Calicut-Manjeri road,Manjeri Panorama.jpg|thumbnail|A panoramic view of Calicut Road, Manjeri]]
Manjeri Municipality is composed of the following 50 wards:<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://lsgkerala.gov.in/en/lbelection/electdmemberdet/2015/211
|website = sec.kerala.gov.in
|title = Wards of Manjeri
}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
!width="20px" |Ward no.
!width="75px" |Name
|-
|1
|[[Kidangazhi]]
|2
|Erambra
|-
|3
|Pullur
|4
|[[Chettiyangadi]]
|-
|5
|[[Cherani]]
|6
|[[Nelliparamba]]
|-
|7
|[[Melakkam]]
|8
|[[Chullakkad|Chullikkad]]
|-
|9
|Thadathikuzhi
|10
|Kozhikkattukunnu
|-
|11
|Punnakuzhi
|12
|[[Mangalasseri|Mangalassery]]
|-
|13
|Palakkulam
|14
|[[Thanippara]]
|-
|15
|College Kunnu
|16
|Kizhakkekara
|-
|17
|[[Vadakkangara, Manjeri|Vadakkangara]]
|18
|[[Payyanad, Manjeri|Payyanad]]
|-
|19
|[[Elambra, Manjeri|Elambra]]
|20
|Athanikkal
|-
|21
|Thamarassery
|22
|[[Nellikkuth, Manjeri|Nellikuth]]-I
|-
|23
|[[Nellikkuth, Manjeri|Nellikuth]]-II
|24
|Chalukulam
|-
|25
|Kizhakkekunnu
|26
|[[Pilakkal, Manjeri|Pilakkal]]
|-
|27
|Amayamkode
|28
|[[Pullancheri, Manjeri|Pullenchery]]
|-
|29
|Vettekode
|30
|[[Vellarangal, Manjeri|Vellerangal]]
|-
|31
|[[Vayapparappadi, Manjeri|Vayparapadi]]
|32
|[[Kovilakamkundu, Manjeri|Kovilakamkundu]]
|-
|33
|Town Ward
|34
|[[Santhigram, Manjeri|Shanthi Gramam]]
|-
|35
|[[Arukizhaya, Manjeri|Arukizhaya]]
|36
|Ulladankunnu
|-
|37
|[[Mullampara, Manjeri|Mullampara]]
|38
|Vakkethodi
|-
|39
|Thadathiparamba
|40
|Vattappara
|-
|41
|Puliyanthodi
|42
|[[Turakkal|Thurakkal]]
|-
|43
|Pottammal
|44
|[[Pattarkkulam, Manjeri|Pattarkulam]]
|-
|45
|[[Mariyad, Manjeri|Mariyad]]
|46
|Veemboor
|-
|47
|[[Narukara, Manjeri|Narukara]]
|48
|Ambalappadi
|-
|49
|[[Karuvambram, Manjeri|Karuvambram]]
|50
|[[Ramankulam, Manjeri|Ramankulam]]
|}

==Important Institutions==
===Government===
'''Courts in Manjeri'''<ref name="ps"/>
* Manjeri Judicial District<ref name="ps"/>
* District Court, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Assistant Sessions Court, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Fast Track I, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Fast Track II, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Fast Track III, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* SC/ST Special Court, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* MACT Court, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* CJM Court, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Judicial First Class Magistrate Court I Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Judicial First Class Magistrate Court II (Forest) Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Municiff Court Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
'''Other Government Institutions within Manjeri'''<ref name="ps"/>
[[File:MANJERI F.M 102.7.jpg|thumbnail|[[AIR Manjeri FM]] Radio Station]]
* Municipal Office Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Government Medical College, Manjeri]]<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Eranad Taluk]] Office, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[AIR Manjeri FM]] Radio Station<ref name="ps"/>
* Manjeri Postal Division<ref name="ps"/>
* Head Post Office Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Excise Range Office, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Excise Office, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Kerala State Electricity Board|KSEB]] North & South Offices, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Fire & Rescue Unit, Manjeri<ref>{{cite web |title=Manjeri – KERALA FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES |url=https://fire.kerala.gov.in/en/2021/03/27/manjeri/ |website=fire.kerala.gov.in |access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref>
* BEVCO outlet, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Telephone Exchange, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Kerala State Road Transport Corporation|KSRTC]] Station master office, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* PWD Office, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Sub Jail Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Sales Tax office, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Taluk Civil Supply office, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Sub Registrar officer, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Sub Treasury office, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Stamp Dipott Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Guest House, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Water Authority, [[Anakkayam]]<ref name="ps"/>
* Manjeri Circle office<ref name="ps"/>
* Traffic Unit Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Cashew nut Research Centre, [[Anakkayam]]<ref name="ps"/>

===Education===
[[File:Manjeri govt medical college.jpg|thumb|[[Government Medical College, Manjeri]]]]
'''Important Educational Institutions within Manjeri'''<ref name="ps"/>
* [[N.S.S College, Manjeri]]<ref name="ps"/>
* Eranad Knowledge City, Manjeri<ref name="ekc">{{cite web| url=http://www.ekc.edu.in/ | title=Eranad Knowledge City}}</ref>
* Eranad Knowledge City College of Engineering, Manjeri<ref name="ekc"/>
* [[Government Medical College, Manjeri]]<ref name="ps"/>
* Cooperative Arts & Science College Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Korambayil Ahammed Haji Memorial Unity Women's College, Manjeri]]<ref name="ps"/>
* Govt. Poly Technic Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Government Boys HSS Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Govt Girls HSS Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* HMYHSS Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Govt Higher Secondary School Irumbuzhi Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Vocational Higher Secondary School Nellikkuth Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Vocational Higher secondary school Pullanoor<ref name="ps"/>
* Govt High School Elankoor<ref name="ps"/>
* Amritha Vidya Peedam Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* NSS English Medium School Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Govt. LPS Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Govt.UP School Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Ace Public School Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Noble Public School Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Chinmaya public School<ref name="ps"/>
* Mubarack English Medium School<ref name="ps"/>
* Nazareth English medium School<ref name="ps"/>
* AMUPS Vadakangara<ref name="ps"/>
* Alfalah Public School<ref name="ps"/>
* MIC Valluvambram<ref name="ps"/>
* Blossom Public School<ref name="ps"/>
* Manavedan UPS Thrikkalangode<ref name="ps"/>
* Jamia Islamia Higher Secondary school<ref name="ps"/>
* Shanmugha vilasam School Karikkad<ref name="ps"/>
* ICS public School Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Charangavu PMS School Elankur<ref name="ps"/>
* AMUPS Mullambara<ref name="ps"/>
* Valluvambram UPS<ref name="ps"/>
* Khadheeja English Medium Pappinippara<ref name="ps"/>
* AUPS Pappinippara<ref name="ps"/>
* Al Huda English Medium Pappinippara<ref name="ps"/>
* Rahmath Public medium school<ref name="ps"/>
* AUPS Thottappara<ref name="ps"/>
* AMLPS Karaparamba<ref name="ps"/>
* CHM Highschool Pookolathoor<ref name="ps"/>
* GLPS School Manjeri Vayapparappadi<ref name="ps"/>
* Good Hope School Mangalassery<ref name="ps"/>

===Healthcare===
[[File:Manjeri Thurakkal bypass junction.jpg|thumbnail|[[Turakkal|Thurakkal]] Bypass Junction, Manjeri]]
'''Important Healthcare Institutions within Manjeri'''<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Government Medical College, Manjeri]]<ref name="ps"/>
* Government General Hospital, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Government TB Hospital, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Eranad Hospital Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Prasanthi Hi tech Hospital, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Malabar Hospital Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* KMH Hospital Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Manu Memorial Hospital Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Mana sneha Hospital, Muttipalam, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Ayurvedic Hospital Mullambara Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Govt Primary Health Centre Mangalassery<ref name="ps"/>
* Govt Primary Health Centre Thrippanachi<ref name="ps"/>
* Veterinary hospital Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Veterinary hospital Pookolathoor<ref name="ps"/>

===Finance===
[[File:Manjeri CITY.jpg|thumbnail|Near Manjeri Bus Station]]
'''Important Financial Institutions within Manjeri'''<ref name="ps"/>
* Union Bank Of India Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Kerala State Financial Enterprises|KSFE]], Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Thrikkalangode Service Co-operative Bank<ref name="ps"/>
* Pulpatta Service Co-operative Bank<ref name="ps"/>
* Service Co-operative Bank Mailuth<ref name="ps"/>
* Elankur Service Co-operative Bank, Pelepuram<ref name="ps"/>
* Payyanad Co-operative Service Bank<ref name="ps"/>
* Ernad Co-operative Bank, [[Nilambur]] Road, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Anakkayam Service Co-operative Bank<ref name="ps"/>
* Axis Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Bank of Baroda, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Bank of India, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Canara Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Catholic Syrian Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Manjeri Co-operative Bank<ref name="ps"/>
* District Co-Operative Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Federal Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* HDFC Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* ICICI Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Indian Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Indian Overseas Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Yes Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Punjab National Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[South Indian Bank]], Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[Kerala Gramin Bank]], Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* [[State Bank of India]] Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Syndicate Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* UAE Exchange Bank, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Cholamandalam Finance, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Sreeram Investments Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Sundram Finance Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Sree Gokulam Chitts & Finance Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Manapuram General Finance Leesing Limited, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>
* Sree Lakshmi Bankers, Manjeri<ref name="ps"/>

==Sports==
[[File:Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium.jpg|thumbnail|[[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|MDSC Stadium]] during [[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup]]]]
The [[Malappuram District Sports Complex & Football Academy]] is situated at [[Payyanad, Manjeri|Payyanad]], Manjeri. [[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|MDSC Stadium]] was selected as one of two stadiums, along with the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], to host the [[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup Group Stage|group stages]] of the [[2013–14 Indian Federation Cup]].<ref name="Federation Cup 2014">{{cite web|title=Federation Cup 2013-14 to kickoff on January 14|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Federation-Cup-2013-14-to-kickoff-on-January-14/articleshow/27291593.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113071115/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-12-13/top-stories/45161159_1_federation-cup-january-14-group-c|url-status=live|archive-date=13 January 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=12 January 2014}}</ref> The stadium hosted groups B and D.<ref name="Federation Cup 2014"/>

==Notable people==
* [[Ali Musliyar]] - Freedom activist.
* [[Arjun Jayaraj]] - Footballer.
* [[Variyan Kunnathu Kunjahammed Haji]] - Indian Freedom Fighter.
* [[M. P. M. Ahammed Kurikkal]] - Former minister of Kerala.
* [[K. T. Muhammed]] - Malayalam playwright and screenwriter.
* [[Ishaq Kurikkal]] - Politician.
* [[T. K. Hamza]] - Former minister of Kerala.
* [[U. A. Latheef]] - Politician, Lawyer.
* [[Shanavas Shanu]] - Actor.
* [[Anikha]] - Actress.
* [[Dhanish Karthik]] - Actor.
* [[M.P. Jabir]] - Athlete

==See also==
* [[Government Medical College, Manjeri]]
* [[Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium|Manjeri stadium]]
* [[AIR Manjeri FM]]
* [[N.S.S College, Manjeri]]
* [[Korambayil Ahammed Haji Memorial Unity Women's College, Manjeri]]
* [[District Hospital, Manjeri]]
* [[Manjeri (State Assembly constituency)]]
* [[Malappuram (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Anakkayam]]
* [[Malappuram]]
* [[Eranad Taluk]]
* [[Eranad]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.manjerimunicipality.lsgkerala.gov.in/}}
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Manjeri - Revision history

SanjayMurugesan220 at 14:15, 18 February 2026