Meppayur
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Meppayur |
| native_name_lang | Meppayur |
| settlement_type | Census town |
| nicknames | Venkapparapoyil, Poyil |
| pushpin_map | India Kerala#India |
| pushpin_label_position | right |
| pushpin_map_caption | Meppayur, Kerala, India |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | India |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name1 | Kerala |
| subdivision_name2 | Kozhikode |
| established_title | |
| governing_body | Grama Panchayat |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_total_km2 | 23.41 |
| population_total | 13,922 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Languages |
| demographics1_title1 | Official |
| timezone1 | IST |
| utc_offset1 | +5:30 |
| postal_code_type | PIN |
| postal_code | 673 524 |
| registration_plate | KL-77 |
| demographics1_info1 | Malayalam, English |
| :: |
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Meppayur is a town in Kozhikode district of Kerala state, South India.
Villages and desoms
There are two villages, Meppayur and Kozhukkallur. Meppayur Panchayath was formed in 1963.
Temples include Meppayur, Keezhpayur, Changaravelly, Kayalad, Narakkode, Nidumpoyil, Chavatta, Kozhukkallur, and Vilayattur.
Demographics
As of the 2011 India census, Meppayur Panchayath had a population of 6,491 males and 7,431 females, for a total of 13,922 people in 3,265 households.
Politics
Meppayur is one of the noted cultural and political areas in Malabar. Earlier, its assembly constituency was part of Vatakara. At the time of delimitation Meppayur LAC, was renamed as Kuttiady LAC. Mepapyur and Cheruvannur panchayaths were added to Perambra LAC. |url=http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies |access-date=2008-10-19 |work=Kerala |publisher=Election Commission of India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304011026/http://archive.eci.gov.in/se2001/background/S11/KL_Dist_PC_AC.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-04
Location
Meppayur area is situated between Kottappuzha (Kuttiadippuzha) and Nelliadipuzha. Meppayur town is about 11 km away from NH 66 and 12 km away from Koyilandy Railway station.
Transportation
Meppayur village connects to other parts of India through Koyilandy town. The nearest airports are at Kannur and Kozhikode. The nearest railway station is at Koyilandy. The National Highway No.66 passes through Koyilandy and the northern stretch connects to Mangalore, Goa and Mumbai. The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum. The eastern National Highway No. 54 going through Kuttiady connects to Mananthavady, Mysore and Bangalore.
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