Manawar

Manawar
मनावर
city
Manawar

Location in Madhya Pradesh, India

Coordinates: 22°14′N 75°05′E / 22.23°N 75.08°ECoordinates: 22°14′N 75°05′E / 22.23°N 75.08°E
Country  India
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Elevation 180 m (590 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 30,393
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 454446

Manawar (Hindi: मनावर) is a town and a tehsil in Dhar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The name Manawar came from name of river Mān that flows at southern edge of the town. Pin code of Manawar is 454446. [1]

Geography

Manawar is located at 22°14′N 75°05′E / 22.23°N 75.08°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 180 metres (590 feet). It lies in Narmada Valley.[3]

Nearest Railway station and airport is Indore which is 129 km from Manawar. National Highway 3 is 50kms from Manawar.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[4] Manawar had a population of 30,393. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Manawar has an average literacy rate of 63%, lower than the national average of 74.04%:[5] male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 58.7%. In Manawar, 13.5% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places

Some religious places in Manawar are Gayatri Mandir, Shri Mangla Devi Mandir, Shri Parshvanath Jain Mandir, Shri Manta Ganesh Mandir and Hajrat Kamaludiin chist Rah. Dargah.[6]

The Ashram of famous saint Shri balipurwale Babaji, also located near Manawar at Balipur. It is a religious and peaceful city.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.citypincode.in/MADHYA_PRADESH/DHAR/MANAWAR_PINCODE
  2. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Manawar
  3. ↑ Geography of Dhar District M.P. India
  4. ↑ Census India
  5. ↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html Provisional Population Totals : India : Census 2011
  6. ↑ Wikimapia Hajrat Kamaludiin chist Rah. Dargah Manawar