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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Meenja<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = ml<br />
| other_name = <br />
| nickname = <br />
| settlement_type = Village<br />
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| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India<br />
| pushpin_label_position = right<br />
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12|42|30|N|74|57|0|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]]<br />
| established_title = <!-- Established --><br />
| established_date = <br />
| founder = <br />
| named_for = <br />
| parts_type = [[Taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]<br />
| parts = [[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]<br />
| government_type = <br />
| governing_body = Gram Panchayath <br />
| unit_pref = Metric<br />
| area_footnotes = <br />
| area_rank = <br />
| area_total_km2 = 44.9<br />
| elevation_footnotes = <br />
| elevation_m = <br />
| population_total = 23,318<br />
| population_as_of = 2011<br />
| population_rank = <br />
| population_density_km2 = auto<br />
| population_demonym = <br />
| population_footnotes = <br />
| demographics_type1 = Languages<br />
| demographics1_title1 = Official<br />
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English <ref>{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf}}</ref><br />
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]<br />
| utc_offset1 = +5:30<br />
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]<br />
| postal_code = 671323<br />
| area_code_type = Telephone code<br />
| area_code = 04998<br />
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#KL.E2.80.94Kerala|KL-14]]<br />
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city<br />
| blank1_info_sec1 = Manjeshwaram<br />
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]<br />
| blank2_info_sec1 = 100-91 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]<br />
| blank3_name_sec1 = Literacy<br />
| blank3_info_sec1 = 87.5 %<br />
| blank4_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank4_info_sec1 = Kasaragod<br />
| blank5_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency<br />
| blank5_info_sec1 = Manjeshwaram<br />
| website = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
''' Meenja ''' is a grama Panchayat in [[Manjeshwaram Taluk]] of [[Kasaragod district]] in the state of [[Kerala]], India. It consists of 7 revenue villages. [[Kaliyoor, Kasaragod|Kaliyoor]], [[Koliyoor]], [[Talakala]], Meenja, [[Kadambar]], [[Moodambail]] and [[Kuloor]].<ref name="censusindia">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/List_of_Villages/List_of_Villages_Alphabetical.aspx?ComboState_Code=32|title=Census of India : List of villages by Alphabetical : Kerala|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|accessdate=2008-12-10}}</ref><br />
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==Demographics==<br />
As of [[2011 Census of India|2011 Census]], Meenja village had a population of 4,144 with 2,044 males and 2,100 females. Meenja village has an area of {{cvt|10.16|km}} with 826 families residing in it. In Meenja, 11.1% of the population was under 6 years of age. Average literacy of Meenja village was 86.6% higher than the national average of 74% and lower than state average of 94%: among which 92.1% were male literates and 81.2% were female literates.<br />
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Meenja [[Grama Panchayat]] had 23,318 population among which 11,406 are males and 11,912 are females. Total number of households is 4,527 in the panchayat limits. Overall literacy rate was 87.5% lower than state average of 94%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=80,81,120,121 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Transportation==<br />
You can reach Miyapadav from Hosangadi and Uppala through local bus transportation. Local roads have access to [[NH 66|National Highway No.66]] which connects to [[Mangalore]] in the north and [[Kasaragod]] in the south. The nearest railway station is [[Manjeshwaram railway station|Manjeshwar]] and Uppala railway station on Mangalore-[[Palakkad]] line. The nearest airport is at [[Mangalore Airport|Mangalore]].<br />
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==Languages==<br />
This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak [[Malayalam]], [[Kannada]], [[Tulu language|Tulu]], [[Beary bashe]] and [[Konkani]]. Migrant workers also speak [[Hindi]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] languages.<br />
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==Administration==<br />
This village is part of Manjeswaram assembly constituency which is again part of [[Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Kasaragod district}}<br />
[[Category:Manjeshwar area]]<br />
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