| Manjeshwar | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Kerala#India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Kerala, India |
| Coordinates: | 12.7243°N 74.8743°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kerala |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kasaragod |
| Subdivision Name3: | Manjeshwaram |
| Named For: | Manjula Kshetra |
| Governing Body: | Grama Panchayat |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 28.38 |
| Population Total: | 41,515 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| 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 |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Malayalam, English[2] |
Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. It is situated at a distance of 584km (363miles) from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, 28km (17miles) north of district HQ Kasaragod and 30km (20miles) south of Mangalore city in neighbouring Karnataka. It is a coastal town in Kasaragod district.
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]
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 | |
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]