Mananthavady
Town
Mananthavady Location in Kerala, India Show map of Kerala Mananthavady Mananthavady (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°48′N 76°0′E / 11.800°N 76.000°E / 11.800; 76.000
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Wayanad
Government
• Body	Municipality
• Member of Parliament	Rahul Gandhi (Indian National Congress)
Area
• Total	80.1 km2 (30.9 sq mi)
Elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	47,974
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	670645 Mananthavady town
Telephone code	04935
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-72
Sex ratio	983 ♂/♀
Literacy	85.77%

Mananthavady is a municipality,taluk and town in the Wayanad district of Kerala, India.

Etymology

The popular view on the etymology is that the word is derived from "Maane Eytha Vady" (English: "The place where an arrow was shot at the deer"). This view is strengthened by the existence of a place called Ambukuthy, literally "the location where the arrow pierced", on the outskirts of the town.^[1]

Transportation

The Thalassery–Bavali Road passes through Mananthavady and is the town's main road, allowing connection to Mysore, Karnataka. The road to Mysore through Nagarhole National Park has been declared a National Highway by the central government; it is parallel to the Kabini River, night travel in this road is regulated so that the road is closed from 6PM to 6AM. The highway goes from Kainatty (at the junction of NH 212[766]) to Mysore via Bavali, Jayapura.^[2] Another road permits access to Gonikoppal, Kodagu district, 60 km (37 mi) away via Kartikulam, Tholpetty forest, Kutta and Ponnampet.^[3]

Climate