Manjeshwar
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Manjeshwar | |
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Town | |
 Manjeshwar harbour | |
  Manjeshwar Location in Kerala, India  Manjeshwar Manjeshwar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°43′27″N 74°52′27″E / 12.7243°N 74.8743°E / 12.7243; 74.8743 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Taluk | Manjeshwaram |
| Named for | Manjula Kshetra |
| Government | |
| • Body | Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.38 km2 (10.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Total | 41,515 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671323 |
| Telephone code | 4998 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14 |
Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. It is situated at a distance of 584 kilometres (360 mi) from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, 28 kilometres (20 mi) north of district HQ Kasaragod and 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of Mangalore city in neighbouring Karnataka. It is a coastal town in Kasaragod district.
Etymology
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Demographics
The Manjeshwar Census Town (CT) has an area of 3.98 km2. As of 2011, it had a population of 8,742.
The Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1149 which is 13.14% of the total population of Manjeshwar (CT). The literacy rate of Manjeshwar is 92.91%, which is lower than the state average of 94.00%.[3]
Religions
As per 2011 census report, the Manjeshwar Census Town had a total population of 8,742 among which 5,827 were Muslims (66.7%), 2,742 were Hindus (31.4%), 165 were Christians (1.9%), 28 people did not stat their religion (0.3%) with 4 marked "other.[4]
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions | Religion not stated | |||||
| 2001[5] | 8675 | 4285 | 4417 | - | 33.98 | 61.72 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2011[6] | 8742 | 4178 | 4564 | +0.77% | 31.37 | 66.66 | 1.89 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
Education
Health
Manjeshwar is one of the areas with large number of HIV patients. 970 HIV cases were registered in Kasaragod district. Ten HIV deaths were reported from Kasaragod district within a short period of two months in 2016. There is no special facility or doctors for HIV patients in this area. HIV affected areas in Kasaragod include Dharmathadka, Nileshwaram, Manjeshwar, Bandiyod, Vellarikundu, Kasaragod town and Padannakkad.[7]
See also
- Mangalore
- Uppala
- Kaliyoor, Kasaragod
- Kanwatheertha Beach Resort
- Kasaragod
- Kunjathur
- Manjeshwar railway station
- Badaje
References
- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in › 3...PDF Web results Kasaragod - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK
- ^ "The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969" (PDF).
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala. p. 100,101. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
- ^ Census India 2001.
- ^ Census India 2011.
- ^ "10 HIV deaths reported in Kasargod dist within 2 months".
External links
- Birds eye view maps of Manjeshwar. (Courtesy: Wikimapia)
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