Mantha is a town in
Jalna district in the state of
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 ...
,
India.
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
Lok Sabha or General Elections of India. Current Member of Parliament is
Sanjay(Bandu) Jadhav of
Shiv Sena
Shiv Sena ( IAST: ''Śiva Sēnā'') () was a right-wing to far-right Marathi regionalist and Hindu ultranationalist political party in India founded in 1966 by cartoonist Bal Thackeray. Originally emerging from nativist movements in Bom ...
party.
*Mantha comes under
Partur-Mantha constituency for Legislative Assembly elections of
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 ...
. Current Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from this area is
Babanrao Lonikar
Babanrao Dattatray Yadav (Lonikar) (born 1 March 1965) is an Indian politician from Maharashtra state, and a member of the thirteenth 2014 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election. He was the Minister of Water Supply and Sanitation in the Gover ...
of
hartiya Janata Party
Culture
*Mantha has mixed culture, here people of different cultures lives together. People of different communities like
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
s,
Marathas,
Banjaras,
Buddhists 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,
Aurangabad,
Akola,
Nanded
Nanded is a city in Maharashtra state, India. It is the tenth largest city in the state and the seventy-ninth most populous city in India. It is the second largest city in Marathwada region. It is the district headquarters of Nanded distric ...
,
Latur,
Pune, and
Hyderabad by road. Mantha has a Bus Stand, operated by
MSRTC. It is the main hub of transportation.
Rail
The nearest rail stations are
Partur and
Sailu
Selu also known as Sailu is a city and a municipal council in Parbhani district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
History
Selu is referred in many places as Sailu. Selu is a city full of prosperity and ancient culture. As per Parbhani dist ...
.
Air
The nearest airports are the
Chikhalthana Airport in
Aurangabad, which is 120 km and
Nanded Airport, which is 134 km from Mantha.
References
{{Jalna district topics
Cities and towns in Jalna district
Talukas in Maharashtra