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 another highschool. 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 Grampanchayath is in "Kukkaje".

Manchi
village
Manchi
Location in Karnataka, India
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 2011 India census, Manchi had a population of 6981 with 3485 males and 3496 females. Major languages spoken are Tulu, Byari and Konkani.

Temples
  • Shri Durgaparameshwari Temple, Montimar
  • Shri Gopalakrishna Temple, Manchi.
  • sarvesha kanchila (udbhalinga)
  • Shri kuriyaditthaya daivasthana ,
  • Kadangadi naga sanidhya
  • Kalkar Nagabana,Annappa Panjurli Kallurti Daivastana
  • Manchibava Kodamanithayi

Famous Personalities
  • Dr.B V Karanth (Indian drama maker , founder of Rangayana, Founder of Rangamandal in Madhya Pradesh,former NSD director, Padmashree ,swarnakamala & kalidas samman winner & Director)
  • Nagaveni Manchi (Atthimabbe award winner )
  • Mithra Venkatraj (Famous writer)
  • Dharanidevi Malagatthi ( Writer ,a police officer)
  • Manchi Shreenivas Achar (Chairman of Arecanut commission)
  • Kaiyoor Narayana Bhat (President, Dharma Jgarana Prathishtana,Re. Manchi-Ira)
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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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