Manjeshwar Explained

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.

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%.[3]

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.[4]

YearMaleFemaleTotal PopulationChangeReligion (%)
HinduMuslimChristianSikhsBuddhistJainOther religionsReligion not stated
2001[5] 867542854417- 33.9861.724.2500000.05
2011[6] 874241784564+0.77%31.3766.661.890.010000.08

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.[7]

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://censusindia.gov.in › 3...PDFWeb resultsKasaragod - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK
  2. Web site: The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 .
  3. Book: Kerala . Directorate of Census Operations . District Census Handbook, Kasaragod . Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala . Thiruvananthapuram . 100,101 . 14 July 2020.
  4. Web site: Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts . Census of India 2011 . Office of the Registrar General.
  5. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_32.xls Census India 2001
  6. https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11379/download/14492/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011
  7. Web site: 10 HIV deaths reported in Kasargod dist within 2 months.