Kasargod- Kerala District wise GK

Important points - Kasargod District Facts

• Kasargod is the last formed district in Kerala.
• Formed in 1984 May 24
• Kasargod became part of Kannur district of  Kerala at the time of formation of Kerala in November 1, 1956.
• Also known as  "Sapthabhasha Sangamabhoomi" as seven major languages are spoken here.
• Kasaragod is known as the Land of Gods.
• Kasargod district shares boundary with Karnataka state.
• Only district of Kerala where Thulu and Byari languages are used.
• The only district in Kerala where Yakshagana is performed.
• The northern most district in kerala.

• The northern most river in Kerala – Manjeshwaram Puzha
• Northermost lake in Kerala -  Uppala
• The district in Kerala in which most number of rivers flow – Kasargod.
• Shortest river in Kerala - Manjeshwaram Puzha (16km)
• 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.
• Ranipuram hill station is in Kasargod.
• Ranipuram is known as the 'Ooty of Kerala'.
• The only man-made forest in Kerala is Kareem Forest in Kasargod.
• Ananthapura Lake Temple is a 9th century temple situated  in Kasaragod district. It is the only lake temple in the State.

• Kasargod was part of the Kumbala Kingdom in which there were 64 Tulu and Malayalam villages.
• Kasaragod was known to the Arabs by the name Harkwillia.
• Kasargod district has most number of forts in Kerala.
• Bakel Fort is the largest fort in Kerala.
• Chandragiri fort and Bekkal fort are considered to be part of a chain of forts constructed by Sivappa Naik in the 17th century.

• Hosdurg Fort is a fort in Kanhangad in Kasaragod district.
• 'Somashekara Nayaka' from the Keladi Nayaka dynasty of Ikkeri built Hosdurg fort.

• Kasaragod has also been fatally affected by indiscriminate use of the pesticide Endosulphan.
• 'Enmakaje' is a great malayalam fiction novel of Ambikasuthan Mangad about Endosulphan victims in Kasargod.
• Operation Blossom Spring was launched to dispose the obsolete stocks of endosulfan lying in the godowns of the Plantation Corporation of Kerala estates in Kasaragod district.

• Leading producer of arecanut in Kerala.
• Kasargod is the only tobacco producing district in Kerala.
• Central Plantation Crops Research Institute is located at Kasaragod.

• Kayyur revolt was in the year 1941. 'Meenamaasathile Sooryan' is a malayalam movie based on the Kayyur Revolt.
• Kasargod is the first bio district in Kerala.
• First fully Blood Donation Panchayat in Kerala - Madikai (Kasargod).
• Kasargod was declared as second 'Zero Landless District' of Kerala in 2016.
• Manjeswaram is the the first e-payment panchayat in kerala.
• First gramapanchayat in Kerala to win Nirmal Gram Puraskar - Pilicode in 2005.
• First chief minister of Kerala E.M.S was elected from Nileshwaram in Kasargod.
• First person to be elected unopposed in the Assembly elections  - Umesh Rao from Manjeswaram in 1957.
• Central University of Kerala was established in 2009 in Kasargod.
• Central University of Kerala at Kasargod had set up a chair in the name of Mahatma Ayyankali (First in Kerala) in 2013.
• Cheemeni Thermal Power plant is in Kasargod disrict.
• Second open jail in kerala was situated in Cheemeni, Kasargod.
• Malik Dinar Mosque is a historical mosque in Kasaragod district.
• Kanwatheertha beach is in Kasargod district.