Manjeri Municipality is the headquarters of Eranad Taluk in Malappuram district. Manjeri Municipality is the second largest municipality in Kerala in terms of area. Manjeri, the industrial capital of Malappuram district, is located 25 km from Kozhikode Airport. The important offices and institutions of the district, the medical college and the courts are located within the limits of Manjeri Municipality. The Manjeri Municipality area consists of high hills, slopes and plains. Two-thirds of the municipality has an urban character. 

The outskirts are sparsely populated and rural in nature. A place of love where wealthy families and hardworking people of all religious communities came together in the shade of friendship. Different ideologies, cultures and customs were welcomed in the soil of Manjeri. Like the diversity of the terrain, the awareness of the breadth of the heart has given the maturity of history to embrace all people equally. Rare and unique achievements, unforgettable historical events, famous religious and cultural associations, different ways of fighting against foreign domination and leaderships that provided political direction have elevated Manjeri to the status of a great city in human history. 

The total population of Manjeri Municipal Council as per the 2011 census is 97102. It includes 47171 males and 49931 females. The population density is 1830 people per square kilometer. The location of Manjeri Municipal Council area is almost in the middle of Malappuram district. Manjeri city is also the headquarters of Eranad taluk. The terrain here belongs to the Edanad category, but the land is made up of about 30 fairly high hills, small valleys and fields. The area is located at an average elevation of 38 meters above sea level. The municipality is characterized by hilly areas filled with red sand and gravel. The rapid urbanization in the municipality has led to the disappearance of the paddy fields. Of the 5311.47 hectares of the municipality, 45.87 percent is upland. 16 percent each is low-lying and steep-sloping. Like other towns in Kerala, Manjeri also experiences a tropical climate and receives significant rainfall. Manjeri also has a short dry season. The average annual temperature of Manjeri is 27.5°C, with April being the hottest month. The average rainfall is 2913 mm. Manjeri Municipality is located in Eranad taluk of Malappuram district, covering an area of ​​53.06 square kilometers. Manjeri Municipality was formed in 1978. There are 53 wards in this municipality. Manjeri was elevated from a panchayat to a municipality on March 22, 1978. Today, it is the main commercial center and the largest vegetable wholesale center in the district. The Kadalundipuzha, which originates from the Cherumbu mountain, which is part of the Western Ghats, flows for a distance of 5 km from Nellikuthu to Pullanchery as the municipal boundary. Payyanad, which is full of hills, rocks and streams, Pullanchery Dam and Mariyate Aliaparamba mountain are of ecological importance. Place names like Pattarkulam, Palakulam, Parakulam, Ramankulam, Athikulam remind us that this place was a water-rich area. Manjeri has a green tradition that includes water abundance and agricultural prosperity.