Kunjathur
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Kunjathur | |
|---|---|
 Mahalingeshwara Temple, Kunjathur | |
| Nickname: Kunja Nadu | |
  Kunjathur Location in Kerala, India | |
| Coordinates: 12°44′35″N 74°53′10″E / 12.74306°N 74.88611°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Kerala |
| District | Kasaragod |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Manjeshwar Grama Panchayat |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,633 |
| • Density | 1,078/km2 (2,791/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Malayalam, Kannada, English |
| • Spoken | Malayalam, Tulu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Postal code | 671323 |
| Vehicle registration | KL-14 |
Kunjathur is a census town in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.[1] It is located 22 km (14 mi) south of Mangalore.
As of 2011 Census, Kunjathur had a population of 13,633, where 6,729 are males and 6,904 are females. Kunjathur census town has an area of 12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi) with 2,634 families residing in it. In Kunjathur, 12.3% of the population was under the age of 6. Kunjathur had an average literacy of 90.2%, lower than state average of 94%: male literacy was 94.9%, and female literacy was 85.7%.[2]
Religions
As of 2011 census, Kunjathur town had 13,633 population, which comprises 6,824 Muslims (50.1%), 5,924 Hindus (43.5%), 852 Christians (6.2%) and Others (0.2%).[3]
Transportation
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 Shoranur-Mangalore section under southern railway zone. The nearest airport is at Mangalore.
