Bangramanjeshwar (Bangramanjeshwaram) is a census town in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1]
Bangramanjeshwar | |
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  Bangramanjeshwar Location in Kerala, India  Bangramanjeshwar Bangramanjeshwar (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°43′11″N 74°53′14″E / 12.719640°N 74.887100°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,791 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 671323 |
Demographics
editAs 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
editAs 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
editLocal 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
editThis 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
editThis village is part of Manjeshwaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency).[4]
History
editManjeshwar 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Kerala, Directorate of Census Operations. District Census Handbook, Kasaragod (PDF). Thiruvananthapuram: Directorate of Census Operations, Kerala. p. 100,101. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Religion – Kerala, Districts and Sub-districts". Census of India 2011. Office of the Registrar General.
- ^ "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.
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