Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in
Kasaragod district at the northern tip of
Kerala. It is situated at a distance of from the state capital
Thiruvananthapuram, north of district HQ
Kasaragod
Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and ...
and south of
Mangalore city in neighbouring
Karnataka. It is a coastal town in Kasaragod district.
Demographics
The Manjeshwar Census Town (CT) has an area of 3.98 km² with population of 8,742 of which 4,178 are males while 4,564 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
The Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1149 which is 13.14% of the total population of Manjeshwar (CT). In Manjeshwar Census Town, the Female Sex Ratio is of 1092 against the state average of 1084. Moreover, the Child Sex Ratio in Manjeshwar is around 995 compared to the Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Manjeshwar city is 92.91%, which is lower than the state average of 94.00%. In Manjeshwar, male literacy is around 97.53% while female literacy is 88.75%.
Religions
As per 2011 census report, Manjeshwar census town had total population of 8,742 among which 5,827 are Muslims (66.7%), 2,742 are Hindus (31.4%), 165 are Christians (1.9%), 28 people not stated their religion (0.3%) and 4 marked under others category.
Education
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Govt. High School, Bangra Manjeshwar
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Govinda Pai College, 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.
See also
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Mangalore
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Uppala
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Kaliyoor, Kasaragod
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Kanwatheertha Beach Resort
Kanwatheertha Beach Resort is one of many beach resorts in the Kasaragod district of Kerala state, South India. It is 3 km north of Manjeshwar
Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. ...
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Kasaragod
Kasaragod () is a municipal town and administrative headquarters of Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Kerala and ...
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Kunjathur
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Manjeshwar railway station
Manjeshwar Railway Station is a major railway station serving the town of Manjeshwar in the Kasaragod District of Kerala, India. It lies in the Shoranur–Mangalore section of the Southern Railways.
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References
External links
Birds eye view maps of Manjeshwar (Courtesy: Wikimapia)
{{Kasaragod district
Cities and towns in Kasaragod district
Manjeshwar area