Manchi

12°54′N 75°02′E / 12.9°N 75.03°E / 12.9; 75.03Country IndiaState KarnatakaDistrictDakshina KannadaTalukasBantwalGovernment • BodyGram panchayatPopulation • Total6,981Languages • OfficialKannadaTime zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PINTelephone code082552*****ISO 3166 codeIN-KANearest cityMangaluruLok Sabha constituencyDakshina Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency)Vidhan Sabha constituencyBantwal Assembly ConstituencyNearest AirportMangaluru 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.

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.

B V Karanth (dramatist)

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.

• Dakshina Kannada
• Districts of Karnataka

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