Manora is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Washim district
Washim district (Marathi pronunciation: aːʃim is a district in Maharashtra, India. The headquarters is at Washim. The area of the district is .
Demography and Geography
The district had a population of 1,020,216 of which 17.49% were urban ...
,
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
state, India. Nearby are other towns such as Waigaul, Poharadevi, and
Asola Asola may refer to the following :
Places and jurisdictions
* Asola, Lombardy, in the province of Mantua, northwestern Italy
** its collegiate cathedral Sant'Andrea was the 'see' of a single-parish Abbey nullius of Asola (1509-1818)
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; they are all
religious
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village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...
s. Manora is situated on the bank of the river named as
Arunavati River
Arunavati river is a seasonal tributary of the Tapi river in India. It originates and flows from the Sangvi village and merges into the Tapi river near Uparpind village in Shirpur tehsil. The river flows mostly in monsoon.
See also
*Painganga ...
. It is a central town for nearby villages. All major administrative offices are situated in this town. This town is governed by Nagar Panchayat.
Banjara
The Banjara (also known as ,Vanzara,Lambadi,Gour Rajput,Labana) are a historically nomadic trading caste who may have origins in the Mewar region of what is now Rajasthan.
Etymology
The Banjaras usually refer to themselves as ''Gor'' and outs ...
community forms a sizable population of the region. People from far-off places visit a village of Manora taluka known as ''Pwradevi or Poharadevi'' to worship Sevalal Maharaj, the lord of the Banjara community.
As far as education is concerned, in Manora, there are many colleges of various studies. We can find a senior college and one ITI college in Manora.
Manora is also known for its bustling market. Manora is a small taluka place, but a large number of small villages are well connected with it. This is the main reason behind Manora's crowded market. In Manora, all big and small offices are located, so everybody has to come to Manora for every official work. Manora is life-line for the farmers, many agro shops are nice working in this village, farmers can easily sell their farm products in Manora.
As far as religious places are concerned, there are many Hindu temples in the vicinity of Manora town, there are four to five masjids as well. During festive seasons Manorian decorates nook and corner of the town with rangolis and lights.
Manora is parted into many areas such as Juni Basti, Rathi Nagar, Vasant Nagar, Madina Nagar, Ramai Nagar and many other areas. Juni Basti is the oldest part of Manora. This part is situated on the bank of The river Arunavati. In this part of town people of various religious beliefs live happily together.
Wednesday is the Bazar Day of Manora, people from nearby villages come to purchase their required things for the whole week. In Bazar Day, traders from the other cities also come for the trade. The speciality of the Manora's Bazar day, that we get fresh, leafy vegetables to spicy meat and delicious fishes are found in ample quantity. In the entire week, Manorian have fresh vegetables on the table, the reason behind this, the majority of vegetables come from nearby farms.
Schools and Colleges:- In Manora we have Marathi, Urdu and English medium school, in the marathi medium LSPM, Rasht Mata Kaniya Vidyalay, Vasantrao Naik Vidyalay are working since many decades. Rahemaniya Urdu High School and Juinor College of arts and science provides education in urdu medium. Sulemaniya Urdu High school and Junior College also provides education in same medium. Sant Wanam Maharaj, Chintamani English School and many others imparts education in english medium.
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Cities and towns in Washim district