Manawar

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title: "Manawar" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-dhar-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manawar" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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subdivision_name1Madhya Pradesh
subdivision_type2District
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established_title
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governing_bodyCongress
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elevation_m180
population_total30,393
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| name = Manawar | native_name = | native_name_lang = hi | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Madhya Pradesh#India3 | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Madhya Pradesh, India | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Madhya Pradesh | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Dhar | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = Parliamentary republic | governing_body = Congress | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 180 | population_total = 30,393 | population_as_of = 2011 population as of 2019 is about 79000 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi And Nimadi | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 454446 | registration_plate = MP 11 | website = | iso_code = IN-MP | footnotes = Manawar is a town with tehsil in Dhar district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The name Manawar came from name of river Maan River that flows at southern edge of the town. Pin code of Manawar is 454446.

Geography

Manawar is located at . It has an average elevation of 180 metres (590 feet). It lies in Narmada Valley.

Nearest Railway station and airport is Indore which is 129 km from Manawar. National Highway 3 is 50 km from Manawar.

Demographics

As of the 2011 Census of India, Manawar had a population of 30,393. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Manawar has an average literacy rate of 63%, lower than the national average of 74.04%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy is 58.7%. In Manawar, 13.5% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places

Some of the religious places in Manawar are Rajendra Suri Jain Dadawadi, Gayatri Mandir, Shri Jageshwar Mandir, Shri Banknath Mahadev Mandir, Shri Mangla Devi Mandir, Shri Parshvanath Jain Mandir, Shri Manta Ganesh Mandir and Shri Balipurwale Baba Mandir.

The Ashram of famous saint Shri Balipurwale Babaji, is located in Balipur, Tehsil-Manawar.

Economy

Manawar is known as the "Business City" of Dhar district due to its trading activities.

Manawar area is mainly connected with agricultural based economy, mainly wheat, gram, maize, cottonseed and pulse crops are grown here. Minerals are also found in abundance here, limestone mining and cement factories operate here.

The main businesses in town are Jewelry, Cloth, steel utensils, Cotton Mills, Cement factories, Tile factories, Torch accumulator and torch factories, cement pipes, stone crushing, electric poles and a cement barricade factory.

Business and lifestyle

Surrounded by around 60 villages, business is mainly dependent on agriculture. Crops grown in the area include soybean, cotton, wheat and red chilli. It is known as the "Business City" of Dhar district. Festivals like Diwali, Dussehra, Raksha Bandhan, Eid, Holi, Guru Saptami are celebrated in the area. Man Dam Garden is used as a local picnic spot.

References

References

  1. "List of All City Name in Madhya Pradesh - Check Zip Code at Citypincode.in".
  2. "Maps, Weather, and Airports for Manawar, India".
  3. "Geography: Official Website of District Administration Dhar, Government of Madhya Pradesh, India".
  4. [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=498527 Census India]
  5. [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html Provisional Population Totals: India Census 2011] {{Dead link. (October 2025)
  6. "113 MT Limestone Mine Discovered in Dhar".
  7. "Bhils in MP's Manawar against UltraTech Cement Factory, Demand Jobs {{!}} Dhar,Madhya Pradesh".

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