Manor, Maharashtra
| Manor | |
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 Manor
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| Coordinates: 19°45′N 72°55′E / 19.75°N 72.92°ECoordinates: 19°45′N 72°55′E / 19.75°N 72.92°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Maharashtra |
| District | Palghar |
| Founded by | Wood traders along Surya River |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 8,345 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Marathi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Manor is a census town in Palghar DistrictOld Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway (NH8) and also connects with Nashik via the Manor-Wada Road.
Manor is located in the palghar district of maharashtra it is located 4 km from Gujarat highway and 88 km from Mumbai.
As of 2001[update] India census, Manor had a population of 8345. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Manor has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 61%. In Manor, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. By Census 2011, the population of Manor has grown by ~25% to more than 10,000. Literacy rates have also reached 75% with more than 7,700 literates. With a number of schools and colleges located in the town, the importance of education and literacy seems to show up in the statistics.
The town is self-sufficient with numerous schools, colleges, hospitals and a bustling market place. Since the bifurcation of the Thane district in August 2014, soaring real estate rates in Palghar and Boisar have brought Manor into the limelight as an affordable housing alternative to the working population in the industrial belt. RV Infra's 18 acre '15 Manor' Residential Project & TVS Realty's building project form the New Manor Town and Khushi Group's Khushi Aangan are few of the prominent residential complexes in the vicinity. by the time of shivaji chatrapati maharaj there are remnants of old fort called balekilla.
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