Ajanur
Panchayat in Kerala, India
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Ajanur (also anglicized Ajanoor) is a grama panchayat and also a village of the same name in Kasaragod district of Kerala, India. It is the fifth largest town in Kasaragod district.[1]
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Ajanoor
Ajanur | |
|---|---|
panchayat | |
Beach Road, Kanhangad | |
  Ajanoor Location in Kerala, India  Ajanoor Ajanoor (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°20′24″N 75°5′24″E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasargode |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.79 km2 (5.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 33,079 |
| • Density | 2,237/km2 (5,793/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671 531 |
| Telephone code | 91 467 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-60 |
| Website | kasaragod |
Ajanur vs. Kanhangad
Ajanur is in fact a bureaucratic nicety. Some parts of Kanhangad town is put under an administrative unit called Ajanur Panchayath. The suburb continues to be part and parcel of Kanhangad town.
Ajanur is just north of Kanhangad, stretching for some 5 km along the Kanyakumari-Panavel Road, encompassing an area of some 28 km2.
Total population was recorded as 33,079 in the 2011 Indian census.[2]
Wards in the local administration
Ajanur panchayat consists of the following 23 villages or "wards":
| ward | name | location | population[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravaneshwaram | 12.374°N 75.080°E | 2,546 |
| 2 | Ramagiri | 2,377 | |
| 3 | Velashwaram | 12.354°N 75.086°E | 2,356 |
| 4 | Madiyan | 12.353°N 75.078°E | 2,678 |
| 5 | Manikoth | 1,775 | |
| 6 | Adot | 1,908 | |
| 7 | Bellikoth | 12.339°N 75.089°E | 2,326 |
| 8 | Kattukulangara | 2,190 | |
| 9 | Mavungal | 12.340°N 75.104°E | 2,188 |
| 10 | Ramnagar | 2,128 | |
| 11 | Pallot | 1,868 | |
| 12 | Kizhakkumkara | 12.331°N 75.092°E | 2,080 |
| 13 | Thulichery | 2,204 | |
| 14 | Athinal | 2,634 | |
| 15 | Ittammal | 3,010 | |
| 16 | Kolavayal | 12.335°N 75.073°E | 3,015 |
| 17 | Ajanur Beach (Ajanur Kadappuram) | 12.333°N 75.067°E | 3,370 |
| 18 | Muttumthala | 3,200 | |
| 19 | Mattummal | 3,405 | |
| 20 | Mallikamad | 2,933 | |
| 21 | Chithari / Chittari | 12.357°N 75.065°E | |
| 22 | Barikkad | ||
| 23 | Mukkoodu |
Notable people
Ajanur is the birthplace of the poet P. Kunhiraman Nair, whose younger brother P. Krishnan Nair, was the first president of the panchayat.
Ajanur was also home for the socialist party leader C. M. Padmanabhan Nair.
Temples
The Madiyan Koolom temple is situated in Ajanur (12.352°N 75.081°E). The main deity of the temple is Bhadrakali.[4]
Education
Educational institutions in Ajanur are Govt. Higher Secondary School, Ravaneshwaram, Maha Kavi P. Kunhiraman Nair Memorial High School, Iqbal High School and Crescent English Medium School.