Cheemeni

Cheemeni is a Small Town in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.

Cheemeni

Kairaduthu
Town
Vishnumurthy Kovil, Cheemeni where Theyyam rituals are performed annually
Cheemeni
Location in Kerala, India
Cheemeni
Cheemeni (India)
Coordinates: 12.240140°N 75.2318700°E / 12.240140; 75.2318700
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
Population
 (2001)
 • Total8,032
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671 313
Vehicle registrationKL-
Nearest cityCheruvathur
Lok Sabha constituencyKasaragod
Vidhan Sabha constituencyTrikarpur

Cheemeni Vishnumurthy temple has lakhs of devotees visiting every year.[1]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Cheemeni had a population of 8032 with 3805 males and 4227 females.[1]

Education

Cheemeni has a College of Applied Science offering courses in Computer Science, Commerce and Electronics.[2]

Transportation

Local roads have access to NH.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Kannur in the south. The nearest railway station is Cheruvathur on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There are airports at Mangalore and Kannur.

Developmental projects

Cheemeni Power Project

A ₹47500 crore 2000-MW coal based super thermal power station, which uses an environment-friendly super critical boiler is planned to be erected at Cheemeni due to increasing power needs of the state. The central government requested for making it gas powered but Kerala government is lobbying for cost effective methods.[3] In 2016 as a first phase a ₹2,050 crore 440-kW station is sanctioned to be built.[4] There are other plans like implementing a 200MW solar park in Kasaragod by Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI).[5]

References
  1. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. http://ihrd.ac.in/index.php/colleges-of-applied-science/103-kannur-university/227-college-of-applied-science-cheemeni
  3. http://www.kseboa.org/kseb/aryadan-hints-abandoning-of-cheemeni-power-project-16061642.html
  4. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/Plans-for-440-kW-substation-at-Cheemeni/article14599211.ece
  5. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Kasaragod-solar-park-could-provide-relief-to-power-crisis/articleshow/46904852.cms


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