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Bangramanjeshwar

Coordinates: 12°43′11″N 74°53′14″E / 12.719640°N 74.887100°E / 12.719640; 74.887100
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Bangramanjeshwar
Bangramanjeshwar is located in Kerala
Bangramanjeshwar
Bangramanjeshwar
Location in Kerala, India
Bangramanjeshwar is located in India
Bangramanjeshwar
Bangramanjeshwar
Bangramanjeshwar (India)
Coordinates: 12°43′11″N 74°53′14″E / 12.719640°N 74.887100°E / 12.719640; 74.887100
Country India
StateKerala
DistrictKasaragod
Area
 • Total2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,791
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialMalayalam, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
671323

Bangramanjeshwar (Bangramanjeshwaram) is a census town in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]

Demographics

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As of 2011 Census, Bangramanjeshwar town had a population of 5,791 where 2,841 are males and 2,950 are females. Population in the age group below 6 years was 12%. Bangramanjeshwar census town has an area of 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) with 1,041 families residing in it. Average literacy rate of Bangramanjeshwar was 92% lower than state average of 94%: male literacy was 96.5% and female literacy was 87.7%.[2]

Religions

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As per 2011 census report, Bangramanjeshwar town has total population of 5,791 among which 3,490 are Muslims (60.3%), 2,238 are Hindus (38.6%), 29 Christians (0.5%), 20 Jains (0.3%), 4 Sikhs and 10 people not stated their religion.[3]

Transportation

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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.

Languages

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This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Malayalam, Tulu, Beary bashe and Konkani And Urdu. Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages.

Administration

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This village is part of Manjeshwaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]

History

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Manjeshwar got its name from the famous temple Sri Madananteshwar Temple. It used to be a port town for king Bangararasa hence this part of the Manjeshwar was named as Bangramanjeshwar

References

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  1. ^ "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  2. ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 100,101. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
  4. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies" (PDF). Kerala. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2008.