Anchukunnu
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ANJUKUNNU
Anjukunnu is a villageVillage
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Wayanad district
Wayanad District
Wayanad District in the north-east of Kerala, India, was formed on November 1, 1980 as the 12th district by carving out areas from Kozhikode and Kannur districts. Kalpetta is the district headquarters as well as the only municipal town in the district. The region was known as Mayakshetra in the...
in the state of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Anjukunnu had a population of 18049 with 9167 males and 8882 females.
Anjukunnu means five hills in Malayalam language. Anjukunnu is a village which has five hills:
- Kallumottamkunnu
- Kakkanchirakunnu
- Kappumkunnu
- Vilakkupadamkunnu
- Kacherikunnu
A famous public library with A Grade of Kerala State Library Council (Reg. No. 12 MDY 2469), "Pothujana Grandhalayam" situated in Anjukunnu.
Banks: 1. State Bank of India ; 2. Anjkunnu Service Cooperative Bank
Government Offices:District Government Homeo Hospital, Village Office-Anjukunnu, Village Extension Office, Post Office-Anjukunnu (670645), Primary Health Centre, Tribal Hostel for boys, GLP School-Palukunnu, Anganwadi- Club Centre, Govt. Veterinary Dispensary- Club Centre, 66 KV Substation-KSEB
We must travel 10 kilometres from Mananthavady, 24 kilometres from Kalpetta, 28 kilometres from Sulthan Bathery and 97 kilometres from Kozhikode to reach Anjukunnu.