Manor, India

Manor
Census town
Manor Location in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates: 19°45′N72°55′E / 19.75°N 72.92°E / 19.75; 72.92
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District	Palghar
Founded by	Wood traders along Surya River
Elevation	20 m (66 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	8,345
Languages
• Official	Marathi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	401403

Manor is a census town in Palghar district (formerly a part of the Thane district) in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

It is located 139 kms north of Mumbai on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway (NH8) and also connects with Nashik via the Manor-Wada Road.

History

Manor is mentioned as Maṇor (मणोर) in the 15th-17th century Marathi-language text Mahikavatichi Bakhar . ^[1]

Demographics

At the 2001 Census of India, ^[2] Manor had a population of 8,345, consisting of 52% males and 48% females. The literacy rate was 68%, which was higher than the national average of 59.5%. Male literacy was 74%, and female literacy 61%. 14% of the population was under 6 years of age

By the 2011 Census of India, ^[3] the population grown by about 25% to more than 10,000. Literacy rates had reached 75%, possibly due to the number of schools and colleges in the town. 6,646 (63.78%) people were identified as Hindu and 3,401 (31.32%) as Muslim.

References

Notes

1. Dipesh Karmarkar (2012). "Understanding Place Names in 'Mahikavati's Bakhar': A Case of Mumbai-Thane Region". Studies in Indian Place Names. XXXI. Mysore: Place Names Society of India: 123. ISSN   2394-3114.
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
3. "Census of India 2011:Data from 2011 Census".

Sources

• Manor Census 2011