Manjeri is the one of the keralas biggest Municipality . Manjeri Municipality is a Local Self Government Institution with a jurisdiction of 3 villages, Manjeri, Payyanad and Narukara. It is the trade hub of Malappuram district and also, its industrial capital . Most of the government institutions and many offices such as district court, district hospital, district medical office are located at Manjeri.Ali Musliyar Erikunnan who fought against the British rule was a native of Nellikkuth near Manjeri. The eastern side of Manjeri town is a hilly area. FM Station of All India Radio "College Kunnu", is a hill, where the N.S.S College is also situated. Towards the south lie Vettecode andPullancheri. Prominent schools such as Chinmaya Vidyalaya ,Noble Public School are located at Vettecode. The famous Kunnath Temple is on the way to Vettecode. Pullancheri is a beautiful place with hills, lush scenery, dam and Kadalundy River. This river starts from the eastern border of Malappuram district called Karuvarakkundu and flows into the Arabian sea. Manjeri Municipality came into existence on April 1 of 1978. MPM Ishaque kurikkal was the first chairman. In fact, he holds the record as the youngest person to be elected as a Municipal chairman in India. Manjeri is located 30 miles away from Kozhikode and is the headquarters of Ernad taluk and is a Grade-II Municipality. Manjeri was a stronghold of the rebels during the Malabar rebellion of 1921 and hosted the Malabar District Political conference in 1920. The leaders of the movement Erikunnan Ali Musaliar and Variamkunnath Kunjahammed Haji belonged to Nellikkunnam in Manjeri.

As of 2011 India census, Manjeri had a population of 97104. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Manjeri has an average literacy rate of 95.8%, higher than the national average of 74.04%: