MANIKKADAVU

Manikkadavu is a village in Kannur' district,Kerala,India.It is situated among the foothills of Western Ghats,and bordening the Kodagu range of Karnataka evergreen forests.As itscrown there lies 'Kurisu Mala forest in the west beyond which it is Paadan Kavala and other tourism points of Kanjirakolly. Manikkadavu is located 15km north of the town Iritty,and is 56km north-east of the district capital Kannur. It is between the towns/villages of Ulikkal,Payyavoor,and Kanjirakolli. The village is situated about 538km north of state Capital Thiruvanthapuram.