Mantha is a city and a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

in Mantha of

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. Officer Members of Par ...

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

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

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

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

Aurangabad Aurangabad ( is a city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the administrative headquarters of Aurangabad district and is the largest city in the Marathwada region. Located on a hilly upland terrain in the Deccan Traps, Aurangabad is th ...

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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 Latur(लातूर) is a city in Indian state of Maharashtra, and is one of the largest cities of the Marathwada region. It is the administrative headquarters of Latur district and Latur Taluka. The city is a tourist hub surrounded by many ...

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, and

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by road. Mantha has a Bus Stand, operated by

MSRTC The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation abbreviated as (MSRTC, or simply ST), is the state run bus service of Maharashtra, India which serves routes to towns and cities within Maharashtra as well as to its adjoining states. It has a flee ...

. It is the main hub of transportation.

Rail

The nearest rail stations are

Partur Partur is a town with municipal council in Jalna district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Geography Partur is located at . It has an average elevation of 439 metres (1440 feet). Godavari is major river flows through various villag ...

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

, which is 120 km and

Nanded Airport Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport, Nanded is a public airport located in Nanded, in the state of Maharashtra, India. It was inaugurated on 4 October 2008 by Union Aviation Minister Shri. Praful Patel and the then Chief Minister of Maharashtra ...

, which is 134 km from Mantha.

References

{{reflist # Cities and towns in Jalna district Talukas in Maharashtra