Manchi
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Manchi | |
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village | |
  Manchi Location in Karnataka, India  Manchi Manchi (India) | |
| Coordinates: 12°54′N 75°02′E / 12.9°N 75.03°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dakshina Kannada |
| Talukas | Bantwal |
| Government | |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 6,981 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 574323 |
| Telephone code | 082552***** |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-KA |
| Nearest city | Mangaluru |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bantwal Assembly Constituency |
| Nearest Airport | Mangaluru Airport |
Manchi is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. The village has most of the lands under agriculture. Over 90% of people are literate. The nearest town is B.C Road which is 12 km from Manchi. In Manchi there is a primary school established in 1950 and a high school. Roads connect B.C Road, Vitla, Mangalore and Kalladka.[1][2] It is located in the Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. The office of the gram panchayath is in Kukkaje.
As of the 2011 India census, Manchi had a population of 6981 with 3485 males and 3496 females. The major languages spoken are Tulu, Byari, Konkani and Kannada.
Facilities
This is a rural area, with basic facilities like educational institutions, road-transport facility, electricity, telephone, stationery-grocery shops, irrigation, hospital, bank, and post office.
Personalities
B V Karanth (dramatist)
