Manchi

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. 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.

Manchi
Manchina
village
Nickname: 
Drenški
Manchi is located in Karnataka
Manchi
Manchi
Location in Karnataka, India
Manchi is located in India
Manchi
Manchi
Manchi (India)
Coordinates: 12.9°N 75.03°E / 12.9; 75.03
Country India
State Karnataka
DistrictDakshina Kannada
TalukasBantwal
Government
 • BodyGram panchayat
Population
 (2001)
 • Total6,981
Languages
 • OfficialKannada
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
574323
Telephone code082552*****
ISO 3166 codeIN-KA
Nearest cityMangaluru
Lok Sabha constituencyDakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)
Vidhan Sabha constituencyBantwal Assembly Constituency
Nearest AirportMangaluru Airport

Demographics

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)

Agriculture

Areca nut has emerged as a main crop along with coconut, paddy, black pepper, vanilla, cocoa, banana, and vegetables. Rubber plantations have been introduced in non-agricultural land and dry land.

See also

References
  1. Village code= 2704700 "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
  2. "Yahoomaps India :". Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008. Manchi, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka


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