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Neighbourhood in Palakkad, Kerala, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jainamedu is a suburb or neighbourhood of Palakkad city, Kerala, India. It is located on the southern banks of the Kalapathy River, it is one of the western suburbs of Palakkad and is ward 51 of Palakkad Municipality.[1]
Jainamedu
Jainimedu | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Coordinates: 10°49′N 76°39′E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Kerala |
District | Palakkad |
Government | |
• Body | Palakkad Municipality |
Languages | |
• Official | Malayalam, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 678 012 |
Telephone code | 0491 |
Vehicle registration | KL-09 |
Parliament constituency | Palakkad |
Assembly constituency | Palakkad |
It is best known its 15-century Jain temple.[2]Jainamedu is one of the few places in Kerala where the vestiges of Jainism have survived.[3] Once, there were around 400 Jain families in Palakkad, but now only a few of them exist.[4][5]
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