Manjeswar

Manjeshwar മഞ്ചേശ്വരം Manjeswaram
Town Panchayath
Jain Temple Manjeshwar
Nickname(s): The land of seven languages
Manjeshwar Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 12°43′27″N 74°52′27″E / 12.7243°N 74.8743°E / 12.7243; 74.8743Coordinates: 12°43′27″N 74°52′27″E / 12.7243°N 74.8743°E / 12.7243; 74.8743
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Kasaragod
Named for	Manjula Kshetra
Government
• Body	Block Panchayath
Area
• Total	24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	41,515
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, Tulu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	671323
Telephone code	4998
Vehicle registration	KL-14

Manjeshwar, also known as Manjeswaram is a town at the northern tip of the Indian state of Kerala. It is situated 27 kilometres (20 mi) south of Mangalore city. It is a coastal town in Kasaragod district.

The Manjeshwar Census Town has population of 8,742 of which 4,178 are males while 4,564 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.

Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 1149 which is 13.14% of total population of Manjeshwar (CT). In Manjeshwar Census Town, Female Sex Ratio is of 1092 against state average of 1084. Moreover, Child Sex Ratio in Manjeshwar is around 995 compared to Kerala state average of 964. Literacy rate of Manjeshwar city is 92.91% lower than state average of 94.00%. In Manjeshwar, Male literacy is around 97.53% while female literacy rate is 88.75%.

GPM Government College, Manjeshwar has been sanctified by the name of the legendary literary luminary Rashtrakavi Manjeshwar Govinda Pai. In October 1990, the college got transferred to the present and permanent abode in the Hosabettu village of Manjeshwar, which forms the northern border of Kerala State.

Local roads have access to National Highway No.66 which connects to Mangalore in the north and Calicut in the south. The nearest railway station is Manjeshwar on Mangalore-Palakkad line. There is an airport at Mangalore.

Manjeswaram assembly constituency is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).

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 docotors for HIV patients in this area. HIV affected areas in Kasaragod include Dharmathadka, Nileshwaram, Manjeshwar, Bhandiyod, Vellarikundu, Kasaragod town and Padannakkad.

community health centre manjeswar and chc mangalpady are the major centers of health.