Manohar Thana

Manohar Thana
Manohar Pura
Town
Nickname(s): M T
Manohar Thana

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 24°14′15.94″N 76°48′7.24″E / 24.2377611°N 76.8020111°E / 24.2377611; 76.8020111Coordinates: 24°14′15.94″N 76°48′7.24″E / 24.2377611°N 76.8020111°E / 24.2377611; 76.8020111
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District

Jhalawar

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)

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 The Manohar Thana Fort is situated within the well-walled town of Manohar Thana, at a distance of 90 kilometres from Jhalawar. The fort is situated at the confluence of the Kaalikhad and Parvan rivers. Since it occupied an important strategic position at one point of time, it comprised double fortification of outer walls and battlements. Recently, a ‘Dak-Bungalow’ has been constructed at this place.

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.

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.

  1. "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.

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