Manjeshwar is a town and a minor port in Kasaragod district at the northern tip of Kerala. It is situated at a distance of 584 km from the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, 28 km north of district HQ Kasaragod and 30 km south of Mangalore city in neighboring Karnataka. It is a coastal town in Kasaragod district.

Etymology

Manjeshwar is named after Sri Manjarisha or Srimath Anantheshwara of the sacred Manjeshwar Temple.

Demographics

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 with age of 0-6 is 1149 which is 13.14% of the total population of Manjeshwar (CT). The literacy rate of Manjeshwar is 92.91%, which is lower than the state average of 94.00%.

Religions

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 stat their religion (0.3%) with 4 marked "other.

Education

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.