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| named_for = [[Matsya|Matsya Avathara]] Temple and Fish Market
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| subdivision_name1 = Kerala
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Wayanad district|Wayanad]]
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| subdivision_name3 = [[Sulthan Bathery]]
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| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam]]<br> Others:[[English language|English]], [[Kannada]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]], [[Hindi]]
| established_title = First Settlement
| established_date = [[Neolithic|Neolithic Age]]<ref name="path of dolmens">{{cite book|last1=Benhur|first1=Abraham|title=Megalithic Monuments of South India|date=2012|publisher=pathofdolmens|ref=http://pathofdolmens.org/abraham-benhur.php}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Menon|first1=T. Madhava|last2=Linguistics|first2=International School of Dravidian|title=A handbook of Kerala|date=2000|publisher=International School of Dravidian Linguistics|isbn=9788185692272|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FltwAAAAMAAJ&q=dolmens+in+wayanad|language=en}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 53.52<ref>{{cite web |last1=Keralam |first1=Digital |title=Meenangadi Grama Panchayath Meenangadi Wayanad Kerala India {{!}} Digital Keralam |url=http://www.digitalkeralam.com/pages.php?page=1000827 |website=Digital Keralam}}</ref>
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| elevation_ft = 2536.09
| population_as_of = [[2011 Census of India|2011]]
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| population_total = 33450
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| pop_est_as_of = 2016<ref>http://thanal.co.in/uploads/resource/document/concept-note-carbon-neutral-meenangaadi-grama-panchayat-37116138.pdf</ref>
| population_est = 34,601
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| postal_code = 673 591
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| area_code = 91 (0)4936
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'''Meenangadi''' is an old town situated on the highway NH 766 between [[Kalpetta]] and [[Sulthan Bathery]] in [[Wayanad District]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wayanad.nic.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180521081702/http://wayanad.nic.in/ |archive-date=21 May 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> in [[Kerala]], [[India]]. This place is one among the Provinces where the existence of [[Dolmens]] provide an historical evidence of earlier civilisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pathofdolmens.org/about-wayanad.php|title=The Path of the Dolmens|website=pathofdolmens.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Manoj|first1=E. m|title=Megalithic rock-cut tomb found in Wayanad|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/megalithic-rockcut-tomb-found-in-wayanad/article4255108.ece|work=The Hindu|date=30 December 2012|language=en-IN}}</ref> [[Coffee bean]], [[Black pepper]], [[Ginger]], [[Rice]] and [[Areca]] are the major crops cultivated in this area.<ref>http://wayanad.nic.in/agri.htm</ref> Meenangadi is famous for its Fish Market and Cattle Market.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Department|first1=Kerala (India) Animal Husbandry|title=Report on Quinquennial Livestock Census, 1966: 1966:1|date=1974|publisher=Department of Animal Husbandry, Livestock Census|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WgOZUPExj3kC&q=meenangadi|language=en}}</ref> The nearest railway station is at [[Kozhikode]] at 87 km and airport is [[Kannur International Airport]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kannurairport.in/|title=Home|website=www.kannurairport.in|access-date=24 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802043104/http://kannurairport.in/|archive-date=2 August 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> with 94 km<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/dir/Meenangadi,+Kerala/Kannur+International+Airport+(KIAL),+Maruthai+-+Porora+Road,+Mattannur,+Kerala+670702/@11.7923692,75.5803218,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba60be60bd2823d:0x90485690423526f4!2m2!1d76.1725774!2d11.659552!1m5!1m1!1s0x3ba430679a295013:0x48301d6dd0c61d5f!2m2!1d75.5484737!2d11.9138474|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps}}</ref> from Meenangadi. Meenangadi is surrounded by, [[Ambalavayal]] Panchayat, Kalpetta Taluk towards west, Gudalur Taluk towards East, [[Mananthavady]] Taluk towards west.<ref>. Meenangadi have high connectivity of roads towards Calicut, Mysore and Bangalore. Nearest tourist centers are edakkal caves( ~ 8 Km) and karapuzha dam (~6 Km).http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/meenangadi/id/10029</ref><ref>
http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/meenangadi/id/10029</ref> [[Kalpetta]], [[Sultan Bathery]], [[Kozhikode]] are the nearby Cities and towns to Meenangadi.<br />
Kerala's first [[carbon neutrality]] project launched in Meenangadi on June 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala's first carbon neutrality project launched in Wayanad|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/kozhikode/Keralas-first-carbon-neutrality-project-launched-in-Wayanad/articleshow/52610109.cms?}}</ref> Upon achieving the goals of the project, Meenangadi will be the first village in India to go completely carbon neutral.<ref>{{citation|title=Kerala Achieved What the World Is Struggling With – Becoming Carbon Neutral!|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/103551/kerala-village-meenangadi-first-carbon-neutral-panchayat/}}</ref>
Meenangadi has a population of 33450 According to 2011 Census with two Villages Purakkadi and (Part)Krishnagiri.<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3203_PART_A_WAYANAD.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff Reporter|title=Meenangadi panchayat plans project for tribals|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/meenangadi-panchayat-plans-project-for-tribals/article5091648.ece|work=The Hindu|date=4 September 2013|language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Educational institutions ==
* [https://www.icbse.com/colleges/government-polytechnic-college-meenangadi-3v3gg2 Government Polytechnic, Mananthavady Road]
* [[Government Higher Secondary School Meenangadi]]<ref>http://wayanad.nic.in/hss.htm</ref>
* 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ihrd.ac.in/index.php/colleges-of-applied-science/105-calicut-university/237-college-of-applied-science-meenangadi|title=Model College, Meenagadi|website=www.ihrd.ac.in}}</ref>
* St. Peter's & St. Paul's English Higher Secondary School
* Sree Vivekananda Vidya Mandir<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vivekanandavidyamandiram.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218145917/http://vivekanandavidyamandiram.com/ |archive-date=18 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Anns English Medium School<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.annsenglishmediumschool.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183712/http://www.annsenglishmediumschool.com/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Climate==
{{Weather box/concise_C
| location=Meenangadi, Kerala
| source=Climate-Data.org<ref name="Climate-Data.org">
"CLIMATE: MEENANGADI",
Climate-Data.org. Web: [https://en.climate-data.org/location/798003/].</ref>
| 27.2|29|30.7|30.6|29.6|26.1|24.7|25.3|26.2|26.8|26.5|26.5
| 16.6|17.8|19.5|20.7|20.8|19.8|19.4|19.4|19.2|19.4|18.5|16.9
| 4|9|17|95|185|513|1011|543|235|226|84|22
}}

==References==
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