Manmad

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?MANMAD Maharashtra • India
MANMAD
Coordinates: 20°15′N 74°27′E / 20.25, 74.45
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 580 m (1,903 ft)
District(s)	Nashik
Population	72,412 (2001)
Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle	• 423104 • +02591 • MH 15,MH 41

Coordinates: 20°15′N 74°27′E / 20.25, 74.45 Manmad is a city and a municipal council in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the third largest town in Nashik district, with a population of approximately 100,000.It is very bigger in area as well as in population but still it is not a taluka place.In this running year there is a function of sikh people

Manmad houses offices of Food Corporation of India, Bharat Petroleum,railway junction and Indian Oil. There is also a Sikh Gurudwara, which is the third Gurudwara to be constructed in India.A famous school SGGS english school is in MANMAD which is the school in manmad and it has a quality of producing good student.Manmad is also one of the largest markets for onion producing farmers after Lasalgaon. Its Central Railway Engineering workshop, which constructs and maintains railway bridges for central railways, completed 100 years of operation December 2005. Many of the farmers from nearby villages sell their farm produce in Manmad to wholesale traders, who in turn sell it in Mumbai. The WWE wrestler The Great Khalli(dilipsingh)has visited in S.G.G.S of MANMAD in 1998.

Manmad is a major junction on indian railways.There are four lines running out of Manmad.One to Bhusawal, one to Daund,one to Aurangabad and most important one to Mumbai.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Schools
4 References

[edit] Geography

Manmad is located at 20.25° N 74.45° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 580 metres (1902 feet).

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Manmad had a population of 72,412. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Manmad has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 69%. In Manmad, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.