Manjeshwar

Manjeshwar is a coastal 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, 695 kilometres (430 mi) from Kanyakumari, 28 kilometres (20 mi) north of district HQ Kasaragod and 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of Mangalore city in neighboring Karnataka. Thalappady is the northern border of Kerala, situated near Manjeshwaram town.

Manjeshwar
Town
Manjeshwar harbour
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Coordinates: 12°43′27″N 74°52′27″E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Taluk	Manjeshwaram
Named after	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 and Kannada[2][3]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	671323
Telephone code	4998
Vehicle registration	KL-14

Etymology

Manjeshwar is named after Sri Manjarisha or Srimath Anantheshwara of the sacred Manjeshwar Temple.^[4]

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%.^[5]

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.^[6]

Year	Male	Female	Total Population	Change	Religion (%)
					Hindu	Muslim	Christian	Sikhs	Buddhist	Jain	Other religions	Religion not stated
2001[7]	8675	4285	4417	-	33.98	61.72	4.25	0	0	0	0	0.05
2011[8]	8742	4178	4564	+0.77%	31.37	66.66	1.89	0.01	0	0	0	0.08

Education

• Govinda Pai College, Manjeshwar
• Govt. High School, Bangra Manjeshwar

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.^[9]

See also

• Uppala
• Kaliyoor, Kasaragod
• Kasaragod
• Kunjathur
• Manjeshwar railway station
• Badaje