Manjeshwar
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Manjeshwar | |
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| Manjeshwar harbour Manjeshwar harbour | |
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| Country | File:Flag of India.svg 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 | 1,463/km2 (3,789/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 |
Manjeshwar or Manjeshwaram is a coastal town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. It is situated at a distance of 607 kilometres (380 mi) from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, 695 kilometres (430 mi) from Kanyakumari, 28 kilometres (20 mi) north of the district headquarters Kasaragod and 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of Mangalore city in neighboring Karnataka. Thalappady is the northern border of Kerala, situated near Manjeshwaram town.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Manjeshwar is named after Sri Manjarisha or Srimath Anantheshwara of the sacred Manjeshwar Temple.[4][5]
Demographics
[edit | edit source]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 aged 0-6 was 1149, which was 13.14% of the total population of Manjeshwar (CT). The literacy rate of Manjeshwar was 92.91%, which is lower than the state average of 94.00%.[6]
Religions
[edit | edit source]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 state their religion (0.3%) with 4 marked "other.[7]
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
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| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions | Religion not stated | |||||
| 2001[8] | 8675 | 4285 | 4417 | - | 33.98 | 61.72 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2011[9] | 8742 | 4178 | 4564 | +0.77% | 31.37 | 66.66 | 1.89 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
Education
[edit | edit source]Health
[edit | edit source]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.[10]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ https://censusindia.gov.in › 3...PDF Web results Kasaragod - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK
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External links
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- Birds eye view maps of Manjeshwar. (Courtesy: Wikimapia)