Cheemeni


Cheemeni is a Small Town in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.
Cheemeni Vishnumurthy temple has lakhs of devotees visiting every year.

Demographics

India census, Cheemeni had a population of 8032 with 3805 males and 4227 females.

Education

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

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 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. In 2016 as a first phase a 2,050 crore 440-kW station is sanctioned to be built. There are other plans like implementing a 200MW solar park in Kasaragod by Solar Energy Corporation of India.