Maniyur Grama Panchayat is located in Vadakara Taluk, in the Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala, India.

[6][3] This panchayat has the legacy of starting a public educational institution long before the beginning of the twentieth century when the national movement was gaining its strength.

Records show that this institution, the first primary school in the panchayat, had a liberal approach towards student's admission.

It is important to note that at a time when even untouchability existed, all sections of the community were allowed to attend school.

[7] Indira Gandhi National Open University promotes distance education.

A center of Indira Gandhi National Open University is functioning in Maniyur Panchayath.

The college is affiliated to APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University and approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).The first Engineering College under the Co-operative Academy of Professional Education (CAPE).

Under the leadership of B Sureshbabu, who took over the administration in 2010, efforts were made to reclaim the paddy and by 2016 the cultivation had expanded again to cover 900 acres.