Kunjathur

12°44′35″N 74°53′10″E / 12.74306°N 74.88611°E / 12.74306; 74.88611Country IndiaStateKeralaDistrictKasaragodGovernment • TypePanchayati raj (India) • BodyManjeshwar Grama PanchayatArea • Total12.65 km² (4.88 sq mi)Population • Total13,633 • Density1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)Languages • OfficialMalayalam, Kannada, English • SpokenMalayalam, Tulu, KannadaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)Vehicle registrationKL-14

Kunjathur is a census town in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1] It is 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 6 years of age. 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]

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]

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.

This locality is an essentially multi-lingual region. The people speak Malayalam, Tulu, Beary bashe, Kannada and Konkani and Dakhini Urdu . Migrant workers also speak Hindi and Tamil languages.

This village is part of Manjeswaram assembly constituency which is again part of Kasaragod (Lok Sabha constituency)