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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Manjeshwar
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Manjeshwar harbour.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Manjeshwar harbour
| nickname =
| pushpin_map = India Kerala#India
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| coordinates = {{coord|12.7243|N|74.8743|E|region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Taluks of Kerala|Taluk]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kerala]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kasaragod district|Kasaragod]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Manjeshwaram Taluk|Manjeshwaram]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for = Manjula Kshetra
| government_type =
| governing_body = Grama Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 28.38
| area_rank =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 41,515
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes = <ref>https://censusindia.gov.in › 3...PDF
Web results
Kasaragod - DISTRICT CENSUS HANDBOOK</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_rank =
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 671323
| area_code = 4998
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = KL-14
| website =
| footnotes =
| demographics1_info1 = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]], English<ref>{{cite web |title=The Kerala Official Language (Legislation) Act, 1969 |url=http://www.lawsofindia.org/pdf/kerala/1969/1969KERALA7.pdf}}</ref>
}}

'''Manjeshwar''' is a town and a minor port in [[Kasaragod district]] at the northern tip of [[Kerala]]. It is situated at a distance of {{convert|584|km|-1}} from the state capital [[Thiruvananthapuram]], {{convert|28|km|-1}} north of district HQ [[Kasaragod]] and {{convert|30|km|-1}} 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%.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kerala |first1=Directorate of Census Operations |title=District Census Handbook, Kasaragod |publisher=Directorateof Census Operations,Kerala |location=Thiruvananthapuram |page=100,101 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3201_PART_B_KASARAGOD.pdf |access-date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

==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.<ref name=census2011>{{cite web |title=Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS |work=Census of India 2011 |publisher=Office of the Registrar General}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Male
! rowspan="2" |Female
! rowspan="2" |Total Population
! rowspan="2" |Change
! colspan="8" |Religion (%)
|-
!Hindu
!Muslim
!Christian
!Sikhs
!Buddhist
!Jain
!Other religions and persuasions
!Religion not stated
|-
|2001<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/21494/download/24626/PC01_C01_32.xls Census India 2001].</ref>
|8675
|4285
|4417
| -
|33.98
|61.72
|4.25
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0.05
|-
|2011<ref>[https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11379/download/14492/DDW32C-01%20MDDS.XLS Census India 2011].</ref>
|8742
|4178
|4564
| +0.77%
|31.37
|66.66
|1.89
|0.01
|0
|0
|0
|0.08
|}

==Education==
* [[Govt. High School, Bangra Manjeshwar]]
* [[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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/health/health-news/10-hiv-deaths-reported-in-kasargod-dist-within-2-months-english-news-1.1315218|title = 10 HIV deaths reported in Kasargod dist within 2 months}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mangalore]]
* [[Uppala]]
* [[Kaliyoor, Kasaragod]]
* [[Kanwatheertha Beach Resort]]
* [[Kasaragod Town|Kasaragod]]
* [[Kunjathur]]
* [[Manjeshwar railway station]]
* [[Badaje]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Manjeshwar}}
*[http://wikimapia.org/country/India/Kerala/Manjeshwar/ Birds eye view maps of Manjeshwar]. (Courtesy: Wikimapia)

{{Kasaragod district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Kasaragod district]]
[[Category:Manjeshwar area]]

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