Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in

Kasaragod district Kasaragod ( and Malayalam language, Malayalam: , English language, English: ''Kassergode'', Tulu language, Tulu: ''Kasrod'', Arabic language, Arabic: ''Harkwillia'') is one of the 14 List of districts of Kerala, districts in the southern Indi ...

at the northern tip of

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. It is situated at a distance of from the state capital

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, 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

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city in neighbouring

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. 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

* Govt. High School, Bangra Manjeshwar *

Govinda Pai College, Manjeshwar Govinda Pai Memorial Government College, Manjeswaram is a post-graduate college in Manjeshwar, Kasaragod District, Kerala. The college was established in 1980 and is now affiliated to the Kannur University Kannur University is a multi-campus ...

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.

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