Manjeshwaram
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Manjeshwar മഞ്ചേശ്വരം |
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| Town Panchayath | |
Jain Temple Manjeshwar
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| Nickname(s): The land of seven languages | |
 Manjeshwar
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| Coordinates: 12°43′27″N 74°52′27″E / 12.7243°N 74.8743°ECoordinates: 12°43′27″N 74°52′27″E / 12.7243°N 74.8743°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| 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 |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 671323 |
| Telephone code | 4998 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14 |
Manjeshwar (Malayalam : മഞ്ചേശ്വരം, Tulu : ಮಂಜೇಶ್ವರ) 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.
Manjeshwar is also known as "The land of seven languages"(i.e. Natives here speak Malayalam, Tulu, Beary bashe, Konkani, Kannada, Urdu and English) and there are also settlers who speak Hindi and Tamil languages. It is 27 km from Mangalore city. In 2007, the government set up a Tulu academy. It is historically known for its 1,200-year-old Srimath Anantheshwara Temple, which is mentioned in the Sahyadri Khand of the Skanda Purana. This is among the very few temples having a puranic background. Manjeswaram assembly constituency is part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)
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%.
The monsoon rains during the months of June to September. The spring season occurs during the month of November to January. The summer or dry season falls between the month of February to May. There is an unnamed river that joins the Arabian sea here, thus making the river and sea rich with water life.
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