KERALA - KASARAGOD DISTRICT

🔸Kasaragod 🔸

Head Quarters: Kasaragod

* Last formed district in kerala is - Kasargod (1984 May 24)

* Northern most district in kerala 

*. The northern most Loksabha Constituency in  Kerala

* Second smallest district in kerala

* Land of Gods 

*The only district in Kerala where Yakshagana is performed

*seven major languages are spoken in Kasaragod -Thulu, Malayalam,Byari

* Also known as  "Sapthabhasha Sangamabhoomi" .

*The district in Kerala in which most number of (12nos) rivers flow – Kasargod.

*Land of Rivers.

*The only man-made forest in Kerala is Kareem Forest in Kasargod.

*The first Bio District in kerala

*The cultural capital of Kasaragod- Nileshwaram

RIVERs and Lakes of Kasaragod

*The river which flows in 'U' shape around Kasargod town - Chandragiri puzha

# Longest river in Kasargod district- Chandragiri puzha(105 km)

# Payaswini puzha is the tributary of Chandragiri puzha.

# River in the name of Chandra Gupta Maurya is Chandragiri River.

# The northern most river in Kerala – Manjeshwaram Puzha

#Northermost lake in Kerala -  Uppala

 Major wildlife Sanctuaries in Kasaragod

*Ranipuram wildlife Sanctuary
* Malom wildlife Sanctuary

TOURISM in Kasaragod

# Ranipuram hill station is in Kasargod.

*Ranipuram is known as the 'Ooty of Kerala'.

TEMPLE in Kasaragod

#Ananthapura Lake Temple  is the only lake temple in the State.

HISTORY of Kasaragod

*Kasaragod was known to the Arabs by the name Harkwillia.

*Earlier part of Kannur District

FORT

*In which district has most number of forts in Kerala - Kasaragod

*Bakel Fort is the largest fort in Kerala.

* In olden days Bakel Fort is known as Fufal.

# Chandragiri fort and Bekkal fort are  constructed by Sivappa Naik.

# Chandragiri Fort built in the bank of  Chandragiri River

# Hosdurg Fort is a fort in Kanjangad in Kasaragod district constructed by Somashekara Nayaka.

# Kumbala Fort

PLACES

.*Manjeswaram - The first e-payment Panchayath in kerala.

*Manjeswaram- The northern most Assembly Constituency in  Kerala

*Manjeswaram-The northern most Taluk in Kerala

Town

കാസർഗോഡ്‌,കാഞ്ഞങ്ങാട് ,നീലേശ്വരം, ചെറുവത്തൂർ, തൃക്കരിപ്പൂർ, കുമ്പള,ഉപ്പള,മഞ്ചേശ്വരം,

* Cheemani -The second open jail in kerala was situated in Kasaragod district

* Cheemeni Thermal power plant situated in Kasaragod district

*The northern most Taluk in Kerala

RELATED QUESTIONS

Q1. Shortest river in Kerala -Manjeshwaram Puzha (16km)

Q2.Kasargod & Wayanad district shares boundary with Karnataka state.

Current affairs of Kasaragod

*Swarga and pedra (Endosulfan destroyed villages) villages situated in Kasarago