Manmad

Manmad
—  city  —
Manmad Location of Manmad in Maharashtra and India
Coordinates	20°15′N 74°27′E / 20.25°N 74.45°E / 20.25; 74.45Coordinates: 20°15′N 74°27′E / 20.25°N 74.45°E / 20.25; 74.45
Country	India
State	Maharashtra
District(s)	Nashik
Population	72,412 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 580 metres (1,900 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 423104 • Telephone • +02591 • Vehicle • MH 15,MH 41

Manmad  pronunciation (help·info)(Marathi: मनमाड) is one of the cities in Nasik district in the state of Maharashtra state in India. It is the third largest city in Nasik district, with a population of approximately 125,000. Though it is bigger in area as well as in population compared to most of the Tehsils in the district, it does not have a Tehsil office.

Manmad houses the largest grain storage warehouses in Asia, administerd by Food Corporation of India, and also the offices of petroleum companies like Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum and Indian Oil. The city also has a popular Sikh Gurudwara.^[1] Manmad is one of the largest markets for onion producing farmers after Lasalgaon; many of the farmers from nearby villages sell their farm produce in Manmad to wholesale traders, who in turn sell it in Mumbai. The Central Railway Engineering workshop at Manmad,^[2] which constructs and maintains railway bridges for central railways, marked 100 years of operation in December 2005. The Centralized Engineering Workshop is under the direct control of Chief Engineer, Central Railway, Mumbai. This workshop undertakes fabrication of steel structural items including Bridge Girders (the longest span built so far is 400 ft or 122m – KRCL); approximately 1160 employees work in the Engineering Workshop.^[3]

Manmad is a major railway junction on the Central Railway. There are seven railway lines converging at Manmad, one each from Bhusawal, Daund-Pune, Aurangabad-Hyderabad and the most important one from Mumbai. Manmad is a very crucial junction for all those who want to travel to Pune, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Tirupati, Konkan or Bangalore. It is a city with a majority of its population employed by Central Railway.

The Ankai and Tankai forts (900 ft tall and situated at a height of 961 m - 3125 ft above sea level) of Satpuda/Chandwad range are situated about 8 km south of Manmad.

Geography

Manmad is located at 20°15′N 74°27′E / 20.25°N 74.45°E / 20.25; 74.45.^[4] It has an average elevation of 580 metres (1902 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[5] 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.

References

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