Meenangadi
| Meenangadi മീനങ്ങാടി | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Etymology: Karanatu(കാരനാട്ട്) | |
  Meenangadi   Meenangadi | |
| Coordinates: 11°39′32.874″N 76°10′18.034″E / 11.65913167°N 76.17167611°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Wayanad |
| Named for | Matsya Avathara Temple and Fish Market |
| Languages | |
| • Official |
Malayalam Others:English,Kannada,Tamil,Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 673 591 |
| Telephone code | 91 (0)4936 |
Meenangadi (Malayalam: മീനങ്ങാടി) is an old town situated on the highway NH 766 between Kalpetta and Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad District,[1] in Kerala, India. This place is one among the Provinces where the existence of Dolmens provide an historical evidence of earlier civilisation.Coffee, Pepper,Ginger and Areca(adakka) are the main crops of this area. The valleys have large paddy fields. Meenangadi is famous for its Fish Market,Cattle Market. The nearest railway station and airport are at Kozhikode, 86 km from Meenangadi. Meenangadi is surrounded by, Ambalvayal Panchayat, Kalpetta Taluk towards west, Gudalur Taluk towards East, Mananthavady Taluk towards west.[2][3] Kalpetta, Gudalur, Gundlupet, Mavoor are the nearby Cities to Meenangadi.
Educational Institutes in Meenangadi
- Government Polytechnic, Mananthavady Road
- Government Higher Secondary School, Meenangadi[4]
- 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
- St. Peter's & St. Paul's English Higher Secondary School
- Sree Vivekananda Vidya Mandir[5]
- Anns English Medium School[6]
Places of worship
- St. Peter's & St. Paul's Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Cathedral[7]
- Tomb of Late Lamented H.G Samuel Mor Philaxinos Metropolitan, Jacobite Cathedral Church
- Meenangadi Juma Mazjid
- Purakkadi Paradevatha Temple, Wayanad
- St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Church (Pilgrim Centre), Cheengeri (Estd. AD 1958)
- E.A.E St. Mary's Jacobite Syrian Soonoro Church-Pilgrim Centre(Estd.1958)
- Sree Matsyavathara Mahavishnu Temple,[8] well known for worshiping Mahavishnu in the form of Matsya Avathara.
- St Thomas Evangelical Church, Chendakkuni, Meenangadi [9]
- Bishop's Palace - Malabar Diocese of Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church[10]
- St. Peter's Orthodox Valiya Pally (est.1943)
- St. Assisi Catholic Church, Christ Nagar, Meenangadi
- Brethren Assembly, Meenangadi Town
- Church of God, 54, Meenangadi
- Assemblies of God church, 54, Meenangadi
References
- ↑ http://wayanad.nic.in
- ↑ . Meenangadi have high connectivity of roads towards Calicut, Mysore and Bangalore. Nearest tourist centers are edakkal caves( ~ 8km) and karapuzha dam (~6Km).http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/meenangadi/id/10029
- ↑ http://www.keralatourism.org/routes-locations/meenangadi/id/10029
- ↑ http://wayanad.nic.in/hss.htm
- ↑ http://vivekanandavidyamandiram.com
- ↑ http://www.annsenglishmediumschool.com
- ↑ List of cathedrals in India
- ↑ http://www.sreematsyavatharamahavishnutemple.com
- ↑ http://www.steci.org
- ↑ http://www.malabardiocese.org
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