Mantha is a town in

Jalna district Jalna district (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʒaːlnaː is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in western India. Jalna town is the district headquarters. The district is part of Aurangabad division. Administration Member ...

in the state of

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Demography

Mantha tehsil has 114 villages under its supervision. According to 2011 census, Mantha plus 114 villages has population of 1,67,022. Among this 51% are male while 49% are female. SC population is 16% while ST population is around 3%. Literacy is 61%. Mantha village, according to 2011 census, has a population of 22,005, of which 11,393 are male and 10,612 are female. Literacy is 76.86%, male literacy is 84.26% and female literacy is 69.01%. Total houses are 4210.

Politics

*Though Mantha is in Jalna district, it comes under Parbhani Loksabha Constituency for

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or General Elections of India. Current Member of Parliament is Sanjay(Bandu) Jadhav of

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party. *Mantha comes under Partur-Mantha constituency for Legislative Assembly elections of

. Current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from this area is

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of hartiya Janata Party

Culture

*Mantha has mixed culture, here people of different cultures lives together. People of different communities like

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s etc. are found in large numbers. *Renuka Mata Temple is main temple of the town, it also attracts people from other surrounding villages. Goddess Renuka has been known as "Goddess of the Town". The shrine is located on a small hillock north of the town. *Friday is the day of weekly market in Mantha, this day is regarded as big day or important day in Mantha. People from small villages around comes to Mantha for their weekly shopping. Place of weekly market is in between Bus stand and Government Rural Hospital(RH).

Places to Visit

Renuka Mata Mandir.

Transportation

Road

Mantha is well connected to Jalna,

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, and

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by road. Mantha has a Bus Stand, operated by

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. It is the main hub of transportation.

Rail

The nearest rail stations are Partur and Sailu.

Air

The nearest airports are the Chikhalthana Airport in

, which is 120 km and

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, which is 134 km from Mantha.

References

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