Manohar Thana
| Manohar Thana Manohar Pura | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Nickname(s): M T | |
  Manohar Thana  Manohar Thana Location in Rajasthan, India | |
| Coordinates: 24°14′15.94″N 76°48′7.24″E / 24.2377611°N 76.8020111°ECoordinates: 24°14′15.94″N 76°48′7.24″E / 24.2377611°N 76.8020111°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Rajasthan |
| District | District distance-90km |
| Founded by | King Manohar Bheel |
| • Density | 9,227/km2 (23,900/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,[Hadoti] |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | RJ-IN |
| Vehicle registration | RJ- |
Manohar Thana is a census town in Jhalawar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[1] Manohar Thana had a population of 9227. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Manohar Thana has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 54%. In Manohar Thana, 18% of the population is under 6 years of age. Manohar Thana is the cherapunji of Rajasthan and Kamkheda Hanuman Temple is most religious tourism palace.
ManoharThana Fort History
About Manohar Thana Fort.It is one of the very beautiful forts situated in Rajasthan. Manohar Thana Fort is located at a distance of 90 km from Jhalawar. The literal meaning of its name is ‘Beautiful Outpost’. The fort stands witness to the merging of the two rivers, namely Parvan and Kalikhad. It has double layered fortification and battlements, because in the ancient times, the location was significant from the security point of view. It also has a beautiful Maa Kali Temple which seems to be formed in 1200 AC. Manohar Thana fort is one of the best tourist destination in Jhalawar District.
Parvan And Kalikhar
Parvan one of the longer river of Rajasthan enters in Rajasthan from Khatakhedi village of Manoharthana tehsil. Another River Kalikhad enters also from Madhya Pradesh. Both rivers are met to each other at the west of Manoharthana town whereas the beautiful fort is situated.Every year in the Manoharthana town a fair is organised by Panchayat of duration of 1 month.
Business and Prominent Families
Manohar Thana is also a business hub for 100's of villages situated adjacent to it. Business like grain and oil seeds trading mainly flourished here. There is also sub mandi for Agriculture Crops.Some of the prominent families of Manohar Thana who involves in businesses are Patni's, Agrawal's & Maheshwari's.
History of Manohar Thana
Manohar Thana was developed by a Bheel emperor Manohar Bheel. Some historians of India believe that that was Munavvar Khan that is unbelievable because In the Manohar Thana fort have Maa Kankali temple about 1200 AC. Here is a tunnel about 15-20 km which opens from Manoharthana fort and goes to Khatakhedi village. Kaamheda Hanuman temple is the speeritual center of Jhalawar district whereas thousands of devotees comes from various states of India.
- ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.