Karingari is a small serene village near
Tharuvana
Tharuvana is a village in Vellamunda Panchayath of Wayanad district, Kerala, India. The place is a junction connecting the Vythiri-Tharuvana road to State Highway 54 running between Kuttiady and Mananthavady.
Etymology
The word "Tharuvana" is ...
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Vellamunda
Vellamunda is a grama panchayat in the Wayanad district of the state of Kerala, India, situated approximately 15 km from Mananthavady, the nearest town. Vellamunda Panchayath Office is situated at Ettenalu (literally translated to 8/4, whic ...
panchayath,
Mananthavady
Mananthavady is the Grade 3 municipality in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India. The municipal boundaries are defined by Tirunelli Panchayat to the north, Kabani River to the east and south, and Thavinhal Panchayat to the west. Mananthavady i ...
area,
Wayanad
Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with its administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, ...
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Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
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India
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Important landmarks
* Government Upper Primary School Karingari (G.U.P.S. Karingari) is a nine decade old public school in this village.
* Sree Mankandayalam devoted to Lord Ayappan on Parithiyatukunnel is the spiritual center historically open to everyone irrespective of caste , religion and creed.
* The other govt institution in this village is a veterinary clinic.
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Mechilaat Sreekrishna temple is situated near the Karingari- Nadakkal Road which is a connection road to the Tharuvana-Kommayad road. This Sreekrishna temple runs under Thirunelli devoswam. This temple has Poojaas every days at morning(7.30am.9.00am),evening(6.30pm-8.00pm).-A KSRTC bus performs its service through this route three times a day connecting with Mananthavady.(ഇപ്പോള് ബസ്സ് ഓടാറില്ല....)
Transportation
Karingari can be accessed from Mananthavady or Kalpetta. The Periya ghat road connects Mananthavady to Kannur and Thalassery. The Thamarassery mountain road connects Calicut with Kalpetta. The Kuttiady mountain road connects Vatakara with Kalpetta and Mananthavady. The Palchuram mountain road connects Kannur and Iritty with Mananthavady. The road from Nilambur to Ooty is also connected to Wayanad through the village of Meppadi.
The nearest railway station is at Mysore and the nearest airports are
Kozhikode International Airport
Kozhikode International Airport , also known as Calicut International Airport (locally referred to as Karipur Airport), is an international airport serving the cities of Kozhikode and Malappuram in the state of Kerala, India. It also serves ot ...
-120 km,
Bengaluru International Airport
Kempegowda International Airport is an international airport serving Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Spread over , it is located about north of the city near the suburb of Devanahalli. It is owned and operated by ...
-290 km, and
Kannur International Airport
Kannur International Airport is an international airport serving the city of Kannur, the Mahé district, Mahé district of Puducherry and the rest of northern Kerala in India. It is located in Mattanur, east of Kannur and east of Thalassery. ...
, 58 km.
Villages in Wayanad district
Mananthavady Area
References
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