Manjeshwar
Town in Kerala, India
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 30 kilometres (20 mi) north of the district headquarters Kasaragod and 20 kilometres (10 mi) south of Mangalore city in Karnataka state. Thalappady is the northern border of Kerala, situated near Manjeshwaram town.
01Etymology
Manjeshwar is named after Sri Manjarisha or Srimath Anantheshwara of the sacred Manjeshwar Temple.
02Demographics
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%.
03Religions
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.
| Year | Male | Female | Total Population | Change | Religion (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Sikhs | Buddhist | Jain | Other religions | Religion not stated | |||||
| 2001 | 8675 | 4285 | 4417 | - | 33.98 | 61.72 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 2011 | 8742 | 4178 | 4564 | +0.77% | 31.37 | 66.66 | 1.89 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
04Education
05Health
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.
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