Manjhand Explained

Official Name:Manjhand Taluko
Manjhand
Settlement Type:Town
Coordinates:25.9083°N 68.2358°W
Pushpin Map:Sindh#Pakistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Pakistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Division
Subdivision Name2:Hyderabad
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jamshoro
Population Total:140,766
Population As Of:2017
Population Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2303
Population Density Km2:61.12
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:+5

Manjhand (Sindhi:) is a town in Jamshoro District, Sindh, Pakistan. Manjhand town has the status of Taluka of Jamshoro District and town committee.[2] The Manjhand railway station is close to Manjhand town.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2017 Pakistani census results, Manjhand had a population of 140,766, of which 73,297 were males, 67,464 were females & 5 represented the Transgender population. The rural population was 84.94% & urban population was 15.05%.[4]

Language

According to the final results of the 2017 Pakistani census, 96.15% of the population spoke Sindhi, 1.86% Pashto, 1.01% Balochi and 0.28% Seraiki as their first language. Other languages, including Kashmiri, Hindko, Urdu, Punjabi and Brahui, made up 0.7% of the population.[5]

Religion

The majority religion is Islam, with 97.01% of the population. Hinduism is practised by 2.89%, while other faiths are practised by 0.1% of the population.[6]

Religious attraction

Manjhand is home to Gobindram Darbar, a religious site, locally known as the Shiva Temple.[7]

List of Dehs

Notes and References

  1. Book: Census of Pakistan 2017 .
  2. Book: Provincial Census Report Sindh . 2017 .
  3. Web site: Memories of Manjhand. 15 September 2013.
  4. Book: Urban Rural - 2017 Pakistani Census .
  5. Book: Population by mother tongue - Census of Pakistan 2017 .
  6. Book: Population by religion - Census of Pakistan 2017 .
  7. Book: Kingrani . Aziz . The Hindu Temple or Derbaar Manjhand, Sindh, Pakistan .
  8. Book: List of Dehs in Sindh .