:Manjeshwar

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Manjeshwar

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Manjeshwar harbour.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Manjeshwar harbour

| nickname =

| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_alt =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India

| coordinates = {{coord|12.7243|N|74.8743|E|region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_type3 = Taluk

| subdivision_name1 = Kerala

| subdivision_name2 = Kasaragod

| subdivision_name3 = Manjeshwaram

| established_title =

| established_date =

| founder =

| named_for = Manjula Kshetra

| government_type =

| governing_body = Grama Panchayat

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 28.38

| area_rank =

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 41,515

| population_as_of = 2011

| population_footnotes = https://censusindia.gov.in › 3...PDF

Web results

Kasaragod - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_rank =

| population_demonym =

| demographics_type1 = Languages

| demographics1_title1 = Official

| timezone1 = IST

| utc_offset1 = +5:30

| postal_code_type = PIN

| postal_code = 671323

| area_code = 4998

| area_code_type = Telephone code

| registration_plate = KL-14

| website =

| footnotes =

| demographics1_info1 = Malayalam, English and Kannada{{Cite web |title=Kasargod: Success for Kannadigas - Manjeshwar gets linguistic minority status |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=708067 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911111246/http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf|url-status=usurped|archive-date=11 September 2014}}

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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 {{convert|584|km|-1}} from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, {{convert|695|km|-1}} from Kanyakumari, {{convert|28|km|-1}} north of district HQ Kasaragod and {{convert|30|km|-1}} south of Mangalore city in neighboring Karnataka. Thalappady is the northern border of Kerala, situated near Manjeshwaram town.

Etymology

Manjeshwar is named after Sri Manjarisha or Srimath Anantheshwara of the sacred Manjeshwar Temple.{{Cite web |title=Manjeshwar Temple - Welcome to Srimath Anantheshwar Temple, Manjeshwar |url=https://www.manjeshwar.org/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=www.manjeshwar.org/ |language=en-US}}

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%.{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=100,101 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}

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.{{cite web |title=Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS |work=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General}}

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" \|Year ! rowspan="2" \|Male ! rowspan="2" \|Female ! rowspan="2" \|Total Population ! rowspan="2" \|Change ! colspan="8" \|Religion (%)
Hindu !Muslim !Christian !Sikhs !Buddhist !Jain !Other religions !Religion not stated
2001[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_32.xls Census India 2001]. \|8675 \|4285 \|4417 \| - \|33.98 \|61.72 \|4.25 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0.05
2011[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11379/download/14492/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011]. \|8742 \|4178 \|4564 \| +0.77% \|31.37 \|66.66 \|1.89 \|0.01 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0.08

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Male

! rowspan="2" |Female

! rowspan="2" |Total Population

! rowspan="2" |Change

! colspan="8" |Religion (%)

Hindu

!Muslim

!Christian

!Sikhs

!Buddhist

!Jain

!Other religions

!Religion not stated

2001[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_32.xls Census India 2001].

|8675

|4285

|4417

| -

|33.98

|61.72

|4.25

|0

|0.05

2011[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11379/download/14492/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011].

|8742

|4178

|4564

| +0.77%

|31.37

|66.66

|1.89

|0.01

|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.{{Cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/health/health-news/10-hiv-deaths-reported-in-kasargod-dist-within-2-months-english-news-1.1315218|title = 10 HIV deaths reported in Kasargod dist within 2 months}}

References

External links

[http://wikimapia.org/country/India/Kerala/Manjeshwar/ Birds eye view maps of Manjeshwar]. (Courtesy: Wikimapia)

Category:Cities and towns in Kasaragod district

Category:Manjeshwar area

Category:Panchayats in Kasaragod district